Co-President of the Republic of Nicaragua Daniel Ortega has said that thanks to the solidarity extended by China, the Russian Federation and Mexico, his country now has a fleet of 4,610 buses and minibuses.
He was speaking at a ceremony held on February 16, which this year was the day before the start of the Chinese New Year, at the Avenue Bolivar to Chávez, where the latest consignment of 180 Chinese Yutong minibuses was handed over to the Nicaraguan side.
Ortega noted that prior to the re-establishment of diplomatic relations between his country and China, support had been received from Russia and Mexico. However, the great leap came in in 2023, when China sent 500 Yutong buses, in 2024 a thousand Yutong buses and minibuses, in 2025, 500 Yutong buses and minibuses, and in 2025, 100 Asia Star buses, and in 2026, 180 minibuses.
He asked Chinese Ambassador Qu Yuhui to, “convey to President Xi Jinping and the heroic people of the People’s Republic of China, our affection, our gratitude for unconditional generosity, without any conditions. That should be the behaviour of humanity, that we treat each other as brothers… Honest young people are those who act as the people of the People’s Republic of China acts.” (Photos of the ceremony indicate that pride of place was given to members of the Sandinista Youth.)
Noting the Chinese New Year, the Nicaraguan leader said: “How much joy that, on these dates of the Year of the Horse, of the Horse that trots around the world, giving affection, giving love, giving well-being, because the People’s Republic of China is an example of what peace is… When there is peace we are brothers. We are full of gratitude to the glorious people of the People’s Republic of China, to President Xi Jinping, to the Party. We have always been brother parties.”
For his part, Chinese Ambassador Qu Yuhui pointed out that this was a very special day because the Chinese people celebrate the Spring Festival, “and for me it has also been an unforgettable day, because I attended the ceremony for the delivery of social housing and this afternoon I am at this important event for the delivery of 180 minibuses for the comrades of Nicaragua. There is no better way to celebrate this important date for us, together with our brothers and sisters in Nicaragua, which is more evidence of the brotherhood, friendship, and cooperation between China and Nicaragua.”
The below article was originally published in Spanish by Radio La Primerisima and has been machine translated.
The Co-President of the Republic Daniel Ortega highlighted this Monday that Nicaragua has a fleet of 4,610 buses and minibuses, thanks to the twinning of countries such as the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China.
During the delivery ceremony of 180 Chinese Yutong brand minibuses on Bolívar Avenue to Chávez, the Co-President asked himself, in 1990, when the Yankees came to government, did they give away any buses? did they bring some fleets of buses? Zero.
In that sense, he indicated that the transporters, with their own efforts, with their sweat, with their blood, but with energy, with courage, as best they could, collected their money to buy used buses.
He explained that in that period the transporters acquired 300 used buses, then in the period of Dr. Arnoldo Alemán (1997-2002), the transporters with their own efforts managed to buy 400 used buses.
He indicated that also in the period 2002-2007, when engineer Enrique Bolaños was in Government, transporters managed to buy another 400 used buses through their own efforts.
“Blood was dripping from the transporters, sweat, blood, but a lot of courage to buy used buses and continue providing the service to the population, because there was no government here, in those three governments that had received the promises of the Yankees, no government Here he did not worry about contributing anything from the budget to buy buses and give them to the transporters, no”, said Daniel.
He pointed out that in 2007 when the Sandinista Front took over the government, the intermunicipal bus fleet was 1,400 units, intramunicipal 300 and in Managua 900 units, for a total of 2,400 units.
“This is what the three governments left, but not invested by the Government to give them to the transporters, not donated by the Yankees, but they did not donate a single tire, simply this fleet armed with the sacrifice of the transporters, their families, truly a heroic work that deserves our respect”, he explained.
He highlighted that between 2007 and 2026, the Sandinista Government was concerned, at that time relations with the People’s Republic of China had not been resumed, so in 2009 300 GAS brand buses were acquired from the Russian Federation.
He indicated that in 2012 the Russian Federation also delivered 170 GAS buses, in that same year, Mexico sent 350 DINA brand buses, then in 2021 a new management with the Russian Federation 200 GAS brand buses, in 2023 the Russian Federation also sent 300 GAS brand buses.
He stressed that then comes the great leap with the People’s Republic of China, in 2023, it sent 500 Yutong buses, in 2024 a thousand Yutong buses and minibuses, in 2025, 500 Yutong buses and minibuses and in 2025 100 Asiastar buses, and in these 2026 180 minibuses.
He explained that throughout this period, 350 buses from Mexico, 1,100 buses from Russia and 2,280 buses and minibuses from the People’s Republic of China were received, for a nationwide fleet of 4,610 buses and minibuses.
“Dear ambassador, convey to President Xi Jinping the heroic people of the People’s Republic of China, convey to him our affection, our gratitude for the unconditional generosity, without conditions, without any conditions, that should be the behavior of humanity that we treat each other as a brother and not that we see so much fury, so much war, so much bloodshed, and here the fight has to be the fight for peace, even if they insist on war, even if they insist on continuing to build atomic weapons, even if they insist on launching atomic weapons, the people of the world deep down reject that behavior, they reject that terrorist attitude, because terrorists are those who act that way, and men and honest women, honest young people are the ones who act the way the people of the People’s Republic of China act”, said Daniel.
“How much joy that, on these dates of the Year of the Horse, of the Horse that trots around the world, giving affection, giving love, giving well-being, because the People’s Republic of China is an example of what peace is, when there is peace there is love, when there is peace there is solidarity, when there is peace there is brotherhood, when there is peace we are brothers”, he said.
“We are full of gratitude to the glorious people of the People’s Republic of China, to President Xi Jinping, to the Party, we have always been brother parties, and there is no power in the world full of thousands and thousands, billions, full of atomic weapons, making war on both sides, oppressing and exploiting developing peoples in Asia, Africa, and Latin America the only exception is the People’s Republic of China”, he added.
For his part, the Chinese ambassador to Nicaragua, Qu Yuhui, pointed out that today is a very special day because the Chinese people celebrate the Spring Festival, and for me it has also been an unforgettable day, because I attended the housing delivery ceremony. social and today afternoon I am at this important event for the delivery of 180 minibuses for my colleagues from Nicaragua.
“There is no better way to celebrate this important date for us together with our brothers and sisters in Nicaragua, which is more evidence of brotherhood, friendship, and cooperation between China and Nicaragua”, said Qu Yuhui.
Vice Minister of Transportation Mauricio Aguilar indicated that today 180 modern Yutong brand minibuses, from the People’s Republic of China, are delivered to Nicaraguan families, which come to strengthen the intermunicipal transportation of Estelí, Chinandega, Granada, Masaya, Carazo, Boaco, Matagalpa, Jinotega, New Guinea and the Northern Caribbean.
“All this effort has been made through the good Sandinista Government led by our Co-Presidents Commander Daniel Ortega and colleague Rosario Murillo, who have firmly, decisively and consistently supported the transporters and families of our country”, said Aguilar.
