The World - News from May 31, 1988
Costa Rican President Oscar Arias Sanchez said he is seeking the help of two other Latin American leaders in negotiating a solution to the crisis involving Panama’s strongman, Gen. Manuel A. Noriega. Arias said he contacted President Vinicio Cerezo Arevalo of Guatemala and Carlos Andres Perez, a former president of Venezuela. The Reagan Administration has imposed economic sanctions on Panama in an attempt to force out Noriega, who has been indicted on drug charges in Florida. Arias, 1987 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, spoke with reporters after meeting with Joao Baena Soarez, general secretary of the Organization of American States.
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