Venezuelan delegation arriving in Nicaragua for Sandinista celebration | Photo: @RanderPena

Managua, July 20 (RHC)--Venezuelan Foreign Minister Carlos Faría reaffirmed his government's commitment and solidarity with Nicaragua in a meeting held in Managua with his Nicaraguan counterpart, Denis Moncada.

"We appreciate the reception given to us by Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Denis Moncada, whom we greeted on behalf of the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro.  We took advantage of the moment and had a pleasant meeting where we expressed solidarity and mutual support between our peoples," the minister said through his Twitter account.

Faría arrived in Managua to participate in the commemorative acts for the 43rd anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution on Tuesday, where he said that the sovereignty of the peoples of the region would be "defended with courage and dignity."

Venezuelan President Maduro sent a message of solidarity, saying that the Sandinista Revolution opened the way for that Central American country's political and social transformation.  He pointed out that as in Venezuela, the U.S. has also imposed sanctions against members of the Nicaraguan government of President Daniel Ortega.