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...battle against rebellious peasants in the southern state of Chiapas. He offered amnesty to any guerrillas who laid down their arms and ordered the 15,000 troops sent to the impoverished state to fire only if fired upon. Manuel Camacho Solis, formerly the Foreign Minister, was appointed peace envoy to meet with the rebels...
...dancing supporters. In addition to dropping its $25,000 reward for Aidid's capture, the U.N. announced the release of eight of his aides. The gestures are intended to encourage Aidid to join in negotiations that Washington now hopes will end the country's clan warfare. U.S. special envoy to Somalia Robert Oakley met with Aidid after he came out of hiding. Said Oakley: "The U.S. realized we made a mistake getting involved" in the hunt for Aidid...
Seeking to create momentum in negotiations in Mogadishu, U.S. special envoy Robert Oakley declared himself "moderately encouraged" after meeting with various Somali clans and factions, despite one outstanding stumbling block: the U.N. warrant for General Mohammed Farrah Aidid's arrest, which the warlord says must be rescinded before he sits down at the table...
...state Department's Special Envoy to Haiti, Lawrence A. Pezzullo, yesterday told a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee that the Haitian military may be behind reports of mass death in an effort to discredit sanctions...
Last Friday, U.N. special envoy Dante Caputo warned the military government specifically not to try to appoint an interim President. Caputo insisted that the U.N. plan "remains fully in force." He added that representatives of Aristide and the military would soon be invited to meet in Haiti to continue discussing plans for the ousted President's return and an amnesty for the 1991 coup leaders...