Georgia severs ties with Nicaragua over S. Ossetia, Abkhazia

Georgia has severed diplomatic ties with Nicaragua which has recognized the Caucasus country's two breakaway regions as independent states following Russia's suit.

TBILISI, November 29 (RIA Novosti) - Georgia has severed diplomatic ties with Nicaragua which has recognized the Caucasus country's two breakaway regions as independent states following Russia's suit.

The Foreign Ministry said in a news release on Saturday Georgia had suspended the 1994 agreement establishing diplomatic relations with the Central American state and sent a note to its mission at the United Nations.

Tbilisi earlier severed relations with Russia, which recognized South Ossetia and Abkhazia after a brief war with Georgia, which had attacked South Ossetia in a bid to retake it under central control in early August.

Abkhazia and South Ossetia have so far only been recognized by Russia and Nicaragua.