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...JOSE, Costa Rica--President Bush sat down with Latin American leaders yesterday for a celebration of democracy, but the occasion was marred by word that Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega had decided to end a ceasefire with the Contra rebels...
Earlier, Bush and Ortega had exchanged what the White House termed a "friendly" handshake before joining the other leaders gathered to celebrate a century of democracy in Costa Rica...
Secretary of State James A. Baker III said Ortega had made no mention of his reported plans during more than three hours of talks with leaders of 16 North and South American countries that focused on drugs, Latin American debt and eagerness to see Panama's Manuel Antonio Noriega removed from power...
Salvadoran President Alfredo Cristiani said Ortega's decision, announced by his spokesperson, "is a serious blow to the Central American peace plan...
Signaling a new candor, Villalobos said the F.M.L.N. had "made mistakes," including a failure to negotiate a peace agreement in 1980. He also acknowledged that the rebels have received arms from Nicaragua. Although Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega said as much to Cristiani last August, it was the first public admission from the F.M.L.N...