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My translation of the official statement from http://www.cancilleria.gob.ni/ follows: --------------------------------------- PRESS RELEASE NP-067-2010 Wednesday, June 2, 2010 COMMUNIQUE The Government of National Unity and Reconciliation in Nicaragua, condemns the criminal assault conducted by the Israeli Government against the Freedom flotilla, composed of unarmed human rights activists on their way to Gaza on a humanitarian mission to bring relief to the Palestinian and Arab people living under the blockade of their territory. The Government of Nicaragua emphasizes the illegality of the act committed by Israel in international waters in violation of International Law and International Humanitarian Law. Also, Compañero Comandante Daniel Ortega Saavedra, President of the Republic, on behalf of its People and Government wishes to express his sympathy and deepest condolences to the families of the victims and the governments of countries whose citizens have been killed, and makes a call for the release of the remaining members of the flotilla, detained by the Government of Israel. The Government of Nicaragua reaffirms its unconditional support for the Palestinian people's struggle to achieve their inalienable right to live in peace and security in their own territory, a right which has been violated by more than sixty years by the occupying power, and joins the international condemnation that which at the same time demands the lifting of the inhuman blockade of the Gaza Strip. The Government of Nicaragua, suspends from this date, diplomatic relations with the Government of Israel. Managua, June 1 2010. Communication and Citizenship Council Government of National Unity and Reconciliation ------------------------------------------------- ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: [email protected] Set your options at: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
