Salinas Names New Envoy for Chiapas
President Carlos Salinas de Gortari on Thursday named the head of the government Human Rights Commission as his new peace envoy to Mayan rebels in the southern state of Chiapas.
He said Jorge Madrazo Cuellar would be responsible for beginning a new round of talks with the rebels of the Zapatista National Liberation Army. Madrazo, a lawyer, will replace Manuel Camacho Solis, who resigned last week after the rebels rejected a 32-point peace plan Camacho Solis had proposed in March.
The Chiapas conflict began Jan. 1 when Mayan guerrillas rose up in arms to demand land and legal reform, greater respect for Mexico’s indigenous people and nationwide democratic reform.
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