The World : Talks on Angola Extended
Angola, Cuba and South Africa agreed to extend U.S.-mediated peace talks at least one more day as delegates to the latest round of negotiations expressed optimism that an accord is near. U.S. mediator Chester A. Crocker, who persuaded the three nations to stay a fourth day in Geneva, has been working for seven months to achieve a timetable for the withdrawal of an estimated 50,000 Cuban troops from Angola in return for independence in South African-ruled Namibia (South-West Africa). “The gap is becoming narrower,” a top Angolan delegate confirmed.
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