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According to a variety of experts on Central America, the means by which Arias pulled off the dramatic agreement reveal his talents as a skillful negotiator. They add that Arias' pragmatic idealism is in many ways reminiscent of John F. Kennedy '40, a man whom Arias has chosen as a...
To pull off his gamble for peace, Arias employed a variety of tactics, each designed to pull in different nations. He also had no compunction about scrapping traditional procedures when they threatened the August meeting's success.
By including language in the plan casting doubt upon the legitimacy of all insurgent movements in the region, Arias won El Salvador's support.
But the key to the plan was Nicaraguan leader Daniel Ortega. An earlier meeting in February had included all the nations except Nicaragua, but everyone knew--none better than Arias--that unless Ortega signed on, the accord would have no substance.
At Guatemala City, the foreign ministers of the five nations held preliminary meetings but were unable to reach a consensus. Although ordinary procedures called for the ministers and the presidents to meet all together, Arias arranged for the five leaders to meet alone.