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.
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