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 Nicaragua |  Turkey |
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Nicaragua–Turkey relations are the foreignrelations betweenNicaragua andTurkey. Turkey has an embassy inManagua to Nicaragua while Nicaragua's Embassy inBerlin,Germany is accredited to Turkey.[1]
In 2013, following civil aviation negotiations inMontreal, Nicaragua and Turkey signed an aviation agreement to create an air connection betweenManagua andIstanbul.[2] The foreign ministers of both countries met on the sidelines of the UN, and announced that an agreement to deepen economic relations would be signed.[3]
In February 2015, the Nicaraguan and Turkish governments signed a commercial and economic cooperation agreement. It was ratified by the NicaraguanNational Assembly in September 2017.[4][5]
In 2016, Turkish presidentRecep Tayyip Erdoğan congratulated Ortega for his re-election, and the Nicaraguan government sent congratulations for the 95th anniversary of the establishment of the Turkish republic.[6]
In 2017, Nicaraguan presidentDaniel Ortega, Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Denis Moncada Colindres, and Economy Minister Orlando Solorzano met with a delegation of Turkish businesspeople in Managua to discuss the deepening of economic relations between the two countries.[7]
In 2018, Ortega sent a message of congratulations to Erdoğan in occasion of the 95th anniversary of the establishment of the Turkish republic.[8]
In September 2021, Turkish foreign ministerMevlüt Çavuşoğlu met again with his counterpart at the UN.[9] In October, during a visit of a Nicaraguan delegation led by Nicaragua's foreign minister Colindres, the two countries signed an agreement on agriculture and twomemoranda of understanding.[10][11] Subsequently, the Turkish government signaled it was opposed to sanctions on Nicaragua, and Colindes stated in theDaily Sabah that the two countries shared a commitment to strengthening international law, defending UN resolutions and the principle non-interference in internal affairs.[12][13]
Nicaragua and Turkey are currently in talks to open embassies in each other's countries.[14]
| Guest | Host | Place of visit | Date of visit |
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 Foreign MinisterSamuel Santos López |  PresidentRecep Tayyip Erdoğan | Çankaya Köşkü,Ankara | August 28, 2014[1] |
| Foreign Minister Sidharta Marin | Minister of Foreign AffairsMevlüt Çavuşoğlu | SecondTurkey–SICA Foreign Ministers Forum,Istanbul | April 20, 2017[1] |
| Foreign Minister Sidharta Marin | President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan | Presidential Complex, Ankara | July 9, 2018[1] |
| Foreign Minister Denis Moncada Colindres | President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan | Çankaya Köşkü, Ankara | July 23, 2019[1] |
Trade volume between the two countries was US$11.6 million in 2019 (Turkish exports/imports: US$11.1/0.5 million).[1]
FollowingNicaraguanPoverty Reduction and Growth Facility with theIMF,[15] Turkey has signed Economic and Trade Cooperation Agreements with Nicaragua in 2015.[1]
As part of the bilateral trade cooperation agreements, program, theGovernment of Nicaragua is negotiating a trade agreement with the Turkey as part of aCentral American bloc.[15]
In 2017, Nicaraguan PresidentDaniel Ortega received a Turkish economic delegation and used the opportunity to encourage Turkish businesses to invest in Nicaragua.[16]
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