On the 11th local time, the Xinhua News Agency reported that the detachment arrived in Managua, the capital of Nicaragua, becoming the first Chinese press corps to enter Nicaragua after the resumption of diplomatic relations between China and Nepal.
Day and night
On the 10th, China and Nicaragua announced the resumption of diplomatic relations. Xinhua immediately dispatched a reporting detachment from Mexico City, the mexican capital, to Nicaragua. Taking into account the new crown epidemic and other factors, the team chose to fly to San Jose, the capital of Costa Rica, for transit, complete visa application, nucleic acid testing and other procedures, and then drive into Nicaragua.
At the Nicaraguan Immigration Service, journalists successfully completed their formalities and entered Nicaragua. (Video screenshot)
After a 3-hour flight and more than 8 hours of driving, Xinhua news agency reported that the detachment arrived in Managua, the capital of Nicaragua, on the 11th local time.
Warm welcome
Along the way, Xinhua News Agency reported that the detachment received strong cooperation and support from the Nepalese side. Staff at the Nicaraguan Embassy in Costa Rica work overtime to obtain visas for journalists. As a result, Xinhua News Agency reporters became the first batch of Chinese journalists to enter Nicaragua with visas after the resumption of diplomatic relations between China and Nepal.
The staff of the Nicaraguan Embassy in Costa Rica took a group photo with a xinhua reporter. (Video screenshot)
When the squad reached Costa Rica's border with Nicaragua, the Nicaraguan National Guard was already waiting there and escorting the squad all the way to Managua. National Guard official Manzanares welcomed the arrival of the squad and hoped that the Chinese reporters would feel like they were at home and would come often in the future.
Manzanares, left, a Nicaraguan National Guard official, is interviewed by a Xinhua reporter. (Video screenshot)
Reprinted: Xinhua News Agency
Editor: Fan Jing