Nicaragua expels 3 US government officials
Nicaragua expels 3 US government officials
Jun 16, 4:37 PM EDT
By BRADLEY KLAPPER
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The United States says Nicaragua has expelled three American government officials.
State Department spokesman John Kirby says the officials were kicked out of the Central American country Tuesday. He says such action could set back U.S.-Nicaraguan relations on trade and other matters.
Kirby said Thursday that the officials were on temporary duty status in Nicaragua and only recently arrived there. He said the U.S. has complained to Nicaragua's ambassador in Washington, Francisco Campbell.
Kirby wouldn't say if the U.S. might take reciprocal action.
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Nicaragua Expels Several US Officials: US State Department
Published 16 June 2016
The U.S. claims the move threatens trade relations between the two countries.
U.S. government officials on temporary duty in Nicaragua were expelled this week, the U.S. State Department said on Thursday, without elaborating on what the officials were doing in the Central American country. State Department spokesman John Kirby told a news briefing that three officials had only recently arrived in Nicaragua when they were expelled on Tuesday, adding the action was "unwarranted and inconsistent with the positive and constructive agenda" it seeks with Managua.
Nicaragua's government said that in an "unfortunate incident," it removed two U.S. officials from the country who were performing Customs security work tied to anti-terrorism, without the knowledge of local officials.
It was not immediately clear why Nicaragua and the United States had different figures for the number of U.S. officials in the country.
"Such treatment has the potential to negatively impact U.S. and Nicaraguan bilateral relations, particularly trade," Kirby told reporters when asked about the incident. "We've conveyed our strong displeasure," Kirby said, referring specifically to Francisco Campbell, Nicaragua's ambassador to the United States.
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