Word: anware
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...beginning of 1978, Gaddafi's Libya, once one of the more backward and impoverished of the Arab countries, had few friends abroad. A radical who considers the Palestine Liberation Organization too moderate, Gaddafi had vociferously opposed the peace overtures of Egypt's Anwar Sadat. Egyptian and Libyan armies had even engaged in border skirmishes. A supporter of worldwide terrorist activities against governments he opposes, Gaddafi was considered unreliable by Soviet leaders, although they were generously plying him with sophisticated arms. While Gaddafi kept selling oil to the U.S., his relations with Washington had been strained ever since...
...surprisingly, that displeased Anderson's next host, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat. But the candidate managed to soothe the Egyptian by playing down his strong support of Israel. Mollified, Sadat warmed to praise from Anderson, who called him "the George Washington of the Middle East...
Since Egyptian President Anwar Sadat's historic peace mission to Jerusalem nearly three years ago, the relationship has blossomed. During the aborted attempt to rescue the American hostages in Iran three months ago, Sadat permitted U.S. C-130 transports as well as rescue troops to use Egypt as a staging area, and he has said he would do so again. As many as a dozen official U.S. delegations pass through Cairo each month, not to mention a steady flow of American politicians, businessmen and tourists. U.S. development aid is pouring into Egypt at the rate of $100 million...
...Rather finished his report, Ford walked into the CBS anchor booth for a previously scheduled interview with Cronkite. It turned out to be a remarkable conversation, somewhat reminiscent of Cronkite's electronic diplomacy in 1977 bringing together Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin. Ford opened the possibility of returning to Washington if he had "a meaningful role across the board." He added, "Before I can even consider any revision in the firm position I have taken, I have to have responsible assurances...
...Washington, negotiators for Israel, Egypt and the U.S. met for two days of discussion and announced that the autonomy talks would resume this week. In effect, the Washington meeting was a device for enabling Egypt to re-enter the negotiations, which had broken down after President Anwar Sadat learned of the Jerusalem annexation bill...