Managua, Jan 1 (EFE) .- The Nicaraguan Government today asked the foreign ministers of Latin America and the Caribbean that the Inter-American Democratic Charter (CDI) not be applied to their country, given the recent request in this regard from the Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro.

"I kindly request the support of your governments so that the requests of the OAS Secretary General, Luis Almagro, related to the application of Article 20 of the Inter-American Democratic Charter, are not approved," said the Nicaraguan Foreign Minister, Denis Moncada, in a 21-page writing.

Last Thursday, Almagro announced the start of the procedure for the application of the CDI to Nicaragua and on Saturday requested the OAS Permanent Council to hold an urgent session to address the case.

Almagro, of Uruguayan nationality, made the decision based on the fact that the recent actions of the Government of Nicaragua, of refusing to accept responsibility for a crisis that has left hundreds dead in protests against President Daniel Ortega, has caused "an alteration of the order constitutional".

The Secretary General of the OAS announced the beginning of the process of application of the CDI following the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) claiming to have evidence that the Government of Nicaragua has committed crimes "against humanity", allegedly to maintain in the power.