Nicaragua and Colombia agree joint commissions to apply sentences of the ICJ

Enviado por tortilla el Vie, 10/11/2023 - 17:44

Gobierno de Reconciliación y Unidad Nacional
Unida Nicaragua Triunfa

PRESS RELEASE

The Government of Reconciliation and National Unity is pleased to inform that the Representative of Nicaragua, Ambassador Carlos Argüello Gómez, met with the Foreign Minister of Colombia, H.E. Álvaro Leyva Durán in Paris, and they agreed to create Bilateral Working Commissions that will have as their main objective compliance with the judgments of the International Court of Justice.

At the meeting it was agreed that the Bilateral Commissions would have as their work agenda the working out of agreements on fisheries issues for the area’s native population, environmental issues and the demarcation of areas as indicated by the Court. It has also been agreed that the talks will continue in Nicaragua over the coming days.

Nicaragua reaffirms its commitment to the peaceful resolution of disputes and the rule of law at the international level, including compliance with the judgments of the International Court of Justice.

Managua, November 10, 2023
Government of Reconciliation
and National Unity
Republic of Nicaragua