8 Latin Nations Urge U.S. Troop Withdrawal
Eight Latin American nations Tuesday called on the United States to immediately withdraw about 3,150 troops that it deployed to Honduras last week after Nicaraguan soldiers conducted a major offensive against a Contra base there.
At a U.N. Security Council session, Mexico, Colombia, Panama and Venezuela--the four so-called Contadora nations--demanded “an immediate reversal of the escalation of foreign military presence in the territory of Honduras.” They were joined by four other Latin nations that support the Contadora peace process in Central America.
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