Pursuant to section 7047(c)(1) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2021 (Div. K, Pub. L. 116-260) and section 7047(c)(1) of the FY 2020 SFOAA (Div. G, Pub. L. 116-94), I hereby determine that the Government of Nicaragua has recognized the independence of, or has established diplomatic relations with, the Russian Federation occupied Georgian territories of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia.
This determination shall be published in the Federal Register and on the Department of State website and, along with the accompanying Memorandum of Justification, shall be reported to Congress.
Dated. June 16, 2021.
Antony J. Blinken,
Secretary of State.
[FR Doc. 2021-15985 Filed 7-26-21; 8:45 am]
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