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Speaking at the Center for International Affairs, Alejandro Martinez, Nicaragua's Minister of Foreign Trade, took issue with Reagan's attempt to portray Nicaragua as a Soviet pawn. Martinez said that the Nicaraguan government has only sought help from the Soviet Union when it felt that "the U.S. was trying to kill...
...Nicaragua is not a communist country," said Martinez, who has been Minister of Foreign Trade since the 1979 establishment of the Sandinista government, citing the fact that the private sector accounts for 73 percent of the country's gross economic product...
...timely confirmation of one of its most controversial foreign policies. In a meeting with journalists, President Reagan argued that the Administration's deft handling of the Philippine crisis strengthened the case for increased U.S. aid to the contra rebels, who are battling the Marxist Sandinista regime in Nicaragua. Explained Secretary of State George Shultz, who followed Reagan at the briefing: "We see in Nicaragua, much more than in the Philippines, a government at odds with its people." A State Department aide put it more politically. "We feel we're on a roll," he said. "Now we want to use that...
While in recent years relations have been less stormy, the U.S. and Sweden have often been at odds. Palme was a firm backer of the Sandinistas in Nicaragua and was seen by the U.S. as too sympathetic to the Soviet position on questions of peace and the nuclear buildup. Asked last summer what he and President Reagan might have in common if they were to meet, Palme said with a twinkle, "I suppose you could say we share the same political slogan--stay the course...
While they may never be fast friends, Nicaragua and Costa Rica moved last week to ease the border tensions that threatened to destroy their already edgy relations. The two countries agreed to form a joint patrol of their 225-mile frontier to prevent clashes between Sandinista forces and U.S.-backed contras based in Costa Rica. The arrangement is designed to avoid incidents like the shooting deaths of two Costa Rican guardsmen last May, which resulted in abruptly severed diplomatic relations. Reason: San Jose blamed the violence on Sandinista troops, while Managua blamed the contras...