US grants visa to Ortega

Washington - The US has granted a two-year multiple-entry visa to former Nicaraguan president, Mr Daniel Ortega, the State Department…

Washington - The US has granted a two-year multiple-entry visa to former Nicaraguan president, Mr Daniel Ortega, the State Department said yesterday.

Mr Ortega, the Sandinista leader who lost power in elections in 1990, plans to visit Miami tomorrow and Friday to attend a religious conference, despite the probability of protests by Nicaraguan exiles, the Miami Herald reported.

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