The Church calls for a "truce" to stop violence in Nicaragua

Vatican Representative Nicaragua Stanislaw Waldemar Sommertag on Tuesday urged President Daniel Ortega and the opposition to stop violence in his country.

Vatican Representative in Nicaragua, Stanislaw Waldemar Sommertag, urged on Tuesday President Daniel Ortega and the opposition have agreed on a "truce" to end the violence in the face of clashes between the government forces and protesters in the southern city of Masaya

"Crying for the dead and praying for their families, I make all my human and spiritual strength a call to the conscience of all to achieve to a truce, "said the nuncio in statements to the press

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A force of more than 1,000 heavily armed men between police and paramilitaries attacked this mart is located in Masaya, 30 km south of the capital, with the intention of dismantling resistance in l The rebel district of Monimbó

The nuncio was declared "very concerned about the situation" of the violence in the country.

"It is not acceptable to think that the dead and the victims of violence can solve a political crisis and guarantee a future of peace and prosperity in Nicaragua," he said.
Stanislaw Waldemar called for "allowing a quick return to the national dialogue tables to search together for an appropriate solution and thus resolve the crisis".

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The Nicaraguan Catholic Bishops have been in mediation since May between the government and the government. ;opposition. and democracy, which has stalled at least three times for disagreements and repression against protesters.

Some 280 people have died since protests against the government broke out for a reform of the pension system, which has become a demand for Ortega's departure from power.