De-facto leader of occupied Abkhazia Aslan Bzhania signed a decree establishing a regional “embassy” in the Republic of Nicaragua.

One week ago, the United States imposed new sanctions on the Nicaraguan government. According to official Washington, the presidential election in the coutry was unfair. The President of Nicaragua and other officials are banned from entering the US.

Nicaragua is the second country to recognize Abkhazia’s “independence” in 2008 after Russia. Diplomatic relations have been established between the countries, and a number of interstate and interdepartmental agreements have been signed.