#BREAKING Nicaragua breaks off diplomatic relations with Netherlands: official
#UPDATE The government of Nicaragua broke off diplomatic relations with the Netherlands on Friday, accusing the European nation of being "interventionist" for suspending financing for the construction of a hospital.
#UPDATE The decision came just hours after Nicaragua's government said it would deny entry to the new US ambassador because of his "interfering" attitude.
#UPDATE "It is regrettable that Nicaragua has chosen to respond in this disproportionate way to a critical message about democracy and human rights," a Dutch foreign ministry spokesman told @AFP today.
📸 Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega delivering a speech 29 September
#Nicaragua broke off diplomatic relations with the #Netherlands on Friday over accusations of interventionism, hours after it said it would deny entry to the new U.S. ambassador because of his "interfering" attitude.
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