HAVANA, December 14. /TASS/. Nicaragua, acting together with Russia, stands ready to counteract the hegemony of the United States and its European allies, Nicaraguan Vice President Rosario Murillo stated on Wednesday, speaking on a broadcast by Nicaraguan TV channel Canal 4.

"We (Russia and Nicaragua - TASS) support each other in all fields, on all forums, in all spaces of the New World, working together against the illegal actions of the imperial hegemony of the United States and its European allies," Murillo stressed, commenting on the visit to Moscow by Nicaraguan Presidential Special Representative for Russian Affairs Laureano Facundo Ortega Murillo.

As reported on Wednesday on the Russian government’s website, Ortega Murillo met with Russian Deputy Prime Minister and Trade and Industry Minister Denis Manturov. They discussed promising areas for bilateral trade and industrial cooperation.