Ogata in Nicaragua talks with international guests attending events marking Sandinista Revolution's 30th anniversary

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Ogata in Nicaragua talks with international guests attending events marking Sandinista Revolution's 30th anniversary

Japanese Communist Party Vice Chair Ogata Yasuo had discussions with many Latin American political party representatives attending the Sandinista Revolution's 30th anniversary celebration held on July 20-21 in Managua, Nicaragua.

In a meeting with Sigfrido Reyes, of the Farabundo Marti Front for National Liberation (FMLN) of El Salvador, who is also the vice president of the National Assembly of El Salvador, Ogata congratulated the FMLN on achieving political success in its recent victory in the presidential election.

Reyes appreciated that the JCP puts an emphasis on the relationships among left wing forces in Latin America.

Speaking with Valter Pomar, secretary for international relations of the Workers' Party (PT), the ruling party of the Brazil's Lula administration, Ogata said that the Lula administration's position and presence in international politics is important, and the PT's role in supporting the administration is important as well.

Pointing out the difficulties in operating the party as a ruling party, Pomar stressed that it is more important that party activities should be carried out in a principled way on a daily basis.

Ogata also exchanged views with guests from many other Latin American political parties that include the Broad Front (Frente Amplio) of Uruguay, which will put up its candidate in the presidential election in October as a ruling party, the Honduran left wing Democratic Unification Party, which is struggling against a military coup opposing the government's reform policy, and the Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity (URNG).

- Akahata, July 25, 2009