The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nicaragua issued a statement on the 16th announcing the severance of diplomatic relations with Italy on the grounds that Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Tajani's recent remarks against the Nicaraguan government were “baseless, aggressive, and irresponsible.”

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nicaragua issued a statement on the 16th announcing the severance of diplomatic relations with Italy on the grounds that Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Tajani's recent remarks against the Nicaraguan government were “baseless, aggressive, and irresponsible.”