Ortega Puts Forth Another Cease-Fire Plan for Nicaragua
The Sandinista government said today it will propose a new cease-fire plan that calls for a dismantling of the U.S.-backed rebel force.
President Daniel Ortega, who last week ended a 19-month truce with the rebels, outlined a 15-point plan that he will propose during a meeting with the Contras on Thursday at the United Nations in New York.
The Sandinista proposal urges the United States to divert toward the Contras’ demobilization what remains of a $49-million package in non-lethal rebel aid the Congress authorized in March.
As a concession to U.S. interests, Ortega offered to suspend temporarily Nicaragua’s weapons imports until April 25, but only after the demobilization accord is signed. This seemed an empty gesture since the Soviet Union told the United States earlier this year it had suspended weapons shipments to Nicaragua.
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