Nation : Bush Extends Nicaraguan Ban
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WASHINGTON — President Bush declared today that Nicaragua poses “an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States” and announced he will continue the U.S. embargo against the Central American country.
The trade embargo against the nation of 3 million was imposed by then-President Ronald Reagan on May 1, 1985. It bars imports from Nicaragua and bans U.S. exports to that country. It also prohibits Nicaraguan aircraft or boats from entering the United States.
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