Nicaragua joins Russia in recognizing South Ossetia, Abkhazia

The leftist Sandinista government of Nicaragua has become the second country - after Russia - to recognise the break-away Georgian provinces of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.The president of the Central American country, Daniel Ortega, said late Tuesday before the leadership of the Nicaraguan Army that he supports the plan by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to bring these territories closer to Russia.