to the national assembly , vyacheslav volodin is personally greeted by his colleague gustav eduardo porasio, an outstanding nicaragua povet of the 19th century , a meeting of russian parliamentarians with the chairman of the national assembly of the republic of nicaragua begins. together we can do more, together we are stronger. we need to cherish the friendship that... was established many decades ago. in 1979, nikaragova became an important strategic partner of the soviet union. trade turnover between our countries then reached 237 million dollars, and the slogan “hands off nicaragua” became known to every soviet person. thanks to secular specialists, doctors, teachers and military personnel who came here and created the entire infrastructure practically from scratch, nicaragua was able to maintain its sovereignty. here they remember and appreciate it. historically, our peoples walked hand in hand, your victories are our victories, on the contrary. today's meeting was opened by a speech by vyacheslav volodin, about the future of our countries and the path that we have chosen, the chairm