The Nicaraguan Chancellor analyzes with the UN the need to stop the violence in his country

United Nations .- The Nicaraguan Chancellor, Denis Moncada, met today with the UN Secretary General, António Guterres, on the "need for cessation of violence "in the country and the possibilities of reaching a solution of dialogue to the crisis.

Moncada, in a few brief statements to reporters after the meeting, said that was a "very friendly conversation" and "very constructive" in which a general analysis of the situation was made in Nicaragua, reported Efe

" We spoke of the need for the cessation of violence in Nicaragua, to restore security, stability, peace, to continue the dialogue as a means of resolving the internal situation ", explained the head of foreign affairs.

On the occasion of Moncada's visit, dozens of demonstrators gathered in front of the United Nations headquarters carrying Nicaraguan flags and chanting messages against the government.

Some of them also showed signs denouncing the high number of victims recorded during demonstrations in the country.

The end of the violence and the impetus for dialogue were precisely the messages that Guterres had planned to transfer to Moncada, according to his spokesman Farhan Haq.

This line is the one that the Portuguese diplomat has defended since the beginning of the crisis, that this week has slightly hardened the tone by calling the number of deaths and the "unacceptable" use of force by Government Party " It is the primary responsibility of States to protect their citizens. The death toll is totally unacceptable.There is one obvious thing, the number of dead is shocking and there is a lethal use of force by state-related entities that are not acceptable, "he said at a press conference in Costa Rica.

million. Moncada traveled to New York to meet with Guterres after attending a special session of the Washington-based Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) on Wednesday.

There, the Minister of Foreign Affairs indicated that the United States was responsible for "interference" which, according to him, occurs in Nicaragua.

Meanwhile, the OAS adopted a resolution calling on Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega to "support an electoral timetable" agreed in the national dialogue, negotiated by the Catholic Church, according to a formula that aims to organize early elections to get out of the crisis.

More than 350 people have been killed since the protests against Ortega and against his wife and vice president, Rosario Murillo, started three months ago by a movement that began with security reforms has become a claim that calls for his resignation, after 11 years in power.