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Gli Stati Uniti non hanno un ambasciatore residente in Nicaragua da tre anni, a causa delle tensioni politiche con il governo di Daniel Ortega e Rosario Murillo. Natasha Franceschi era stata confermata dal Senato statunitense il 30 settembre e aveva promesso di mantenere la 'pressione diplomatica' sul governo nicaraguense.
Il governo del Nicaragua ha negato il gradimento a Natasha Franceschi, nominata dal presidente Donald Trump come nuova ambasciatrice degli Stati Uniti a Managua. Lo ha reso noto il sottosegretario di Stato Usa Christopher Landau durante la riunione di consultazione dei ministri degli Esteri dell'Organizzazione degli Stati americani (Osa) sulla situazione nel Paese centroamericano.
Franceschi era stata confermata dal Senato statunitense il 30 settembre scorso e avrebbe dovuto attendere il gradimento di Managua prima di assumere l'incarico. La diplomatica, intervenendo il 24 settembre davanti alla Commissione Esteri del Senato, aveva promesso di mantenere la "pressione diplomatica" sul governo dei co-presidenti Daniel Ortega e Rosario Murillo, marito e moglie, utilizzando tutti gli strumenti a disposizione di Washington. Gli Stati Uniti non hanno un ambasciatore residente in Nicaragua da tre anni.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Gli Stati Uniti potrebbe rispondere con misure diplomatiche aggiuntive o sanzioni mirate contro funzionari nicaraguensi.
Possible · Within weeks
Il governo di Ortega e Murillo potrebbe utilizzare questo evento per rafforzare la narrativa interna di resistenza contro l'interferenza straniera.
Likely · Within days

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