On February, 24 in Managua the Russian-Nicaraguan consultations on biological security in an inter-agency format took place.

An exchange of biological security threat assessments in Latin America and the Caribbean as well as in the world was carried out. Particular attention was paid to the military and biological activities of Western countries outside their national territories. The issues of developing bilateral cooperation in the field of biosecurity and strengthening of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC) regime were discussed.

The meeting confirmed the unity of approaches of Russia and Nicaragua to the biological security. The Sides noted the need for further close coordination and constructive interaction both in bilateral format and at relevant multilateral fora, primarily within the framework of the BTWC and the UN.