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UNITED NATIONS--Nicaragua's foreign minister said yesterday his government will meet Contra demands for a truce and amnesty if the rebels agree to begin disbanding by the end of the month...
Foreign Minister Miguel d'Escoto of Nicaragua said before the meeting that key Contra demands would be met if demobilization began by the end of November...
...Contras insist on resumption of the cease-fire President Daniel Ortega ended last week, a general amnesty and a visit by a Contra delegation to Nicaragua to make sure it is safe for the rebels to return...
...Contras were not a party to the peace accords, and Contra field commanders have said they will not abide by them...
Ortega contends the Contras have routinely violated the truce since it was signed in March 1988, a month after Congress suspended military aid to the rebels. He said that in 19 months, Contra attacks in Nicaragua killed more than 730 people and wounded more than 1000, mostly civilians...