National Liberation Party presidential candidate Johnny Araya cracked a bit of the ice between Nicaragua and his possible administration Wednesday when he told reporters he would be willing to meet with Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega to resolve the several pending border disputes between the neighboring countries.
Costa Rica and Nicaragua are headed back to the International Court of Justice at The Hague to settle another border dispute following years of wrangling over maritime oil-drilling blocks.
Nicaragua President Daniel Ortega wants to open up a dialogue with Laura Chinchilla's successor as president of Costa Rica, according to Nicaraguan analysts in a report by the news agency EFE.
The government of Costa Rica announced Tuesday that it would file a new complaint against Nicaragua at the International Court of Justice at The Hague, this time for alleged seizure of maritime territory offered by Managua to international oil companies.
Between all the ancestral claims and secret canals, 2013 proved to be one bizarre-o year for diplomatic relations between the two Central American neighbors.
"Comandante Cero" alleged that Costa Rica's public security vice minister payed the international police organization to issue a red alert against him, a charge the Costa Rican official scoffed at.
In the latest outburst from Managua, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega threatens to appeal to a world court to “recover” the northwestern Costa Rican province of Guanacaste.
