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...Interior Minister Tomas Borge Martinez was unhappy with the concessions being made at the peace talks. And Ortega's aim was not purely altruistic. His main goal, apparently, was to ensure that the U.S. Congress turns down a Reagan Administration request next month for some $150 million in new contra aid. By agreeing to take the very steps sought by Washington and Nicaragua's neighbors, Ortega sought to show that there was no further need for more contra funds. After the meeting, Ortega declared that Congress no longer had any reason to vote aid to the rebels, "not one dollar...
Arias had not waited for the summit to chastise those whom he accused of hindering the peace plan. In a letter to three top contra leaders who fled Nicaragua several years ago and now reside in Costa Rica, the soft-spoken President demanded that they abandon their rebel activities or leave his country. The three, Alfonso Robelo, Alfredo Cesar and Pedro Joaquin Chamorro, sit on the six-member board that directs the contras' political affairs and produces a steady stream of anti-Sandinista propaganda. The next day Arias counterbalanced his anti-contra blast with a blunt four-page letter accusing...
...Contra leaders dismissed the unexpected arrival of the Sandinistas as a publicity stunt...
...Sandinistas may want to hold the talks early in an effort to reach an agreement in time to head off approval of more U.S. aid for the Contras. The direct talks were not scheduled to open in San Jose until one day after President Reagan is expected to ask Congress for more Contra...
Tinoco said earlier yesterday that the Sandinistas wanted to take advantage of the presence of both Obando y Bravo and the Contra leadership to get the cease-fire talks under...