Contras Offer to Extend Cease-Fire
From Reuters
WASHINGTON —
Nicaragua’s Contra rebels told President Daniel Ortega today they would extend a cease-fire in Nicaragua indefinitely but saw no reason for a meeting on the subject, a Contra leader said.
Adolfo Calero, in a telephone interview from Miami, also said the movement of Contra troops within Nicaragua in recent days did not represent a change in the military situation.
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