Russia (bbabo.net), - Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin spoke at a meeting of the National Assembly of Nicaragua during his visit to the republic. The speaker thanked Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega for supporting Russia's decision to recognize the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics.

Volodin noted that Ortega was one of the first to support Russia's decision, which was made in order to ensure the safety of citizens.

In Russia, he continued, besides, they are grateful to Nicaragua for supporting the decision of the inhabitants of Crimea to return to Russia and for recognizing the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

During the visit, Volodin also met with the Chairman of the National Assembly of Nicaragua, Gustavo Porras Cortes. The Russian speaker spoke in favor of raising the level of interaction between parliaments, noting that so far the presidents set the tone for relations between countries.

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