World IN BRIEF : NAMIBIA : Diplomats Discuss Regional Peace Plan
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
South African Foreign Minister Pik Botha met in Cape Town with U.S. and Soviet envoys to discuss a regional peace agreement centered on Namibia. Namibia became independent last year as part of an agreement brokered by the United States for the withdrawal of 50,000 Cuban troops from Angola, Namibia’s northern neighbor. Herman Cohen, U.S. assistant secretary of state for African affairs, told reporters he was confident Cuban withdrawal from Namibia would be completed on schedule in June.
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