Word: renewal
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...incursion spoke for itself. There had been talk of a bipartisan compromise that would temper the contra aid with a requirement that the Administration renew bilateral talks with the Sandinista regime in Nicaragua. At midweek, however, Reagan signed a letter firmly stating, "Conditioning our aid to the Nicaraguan resistance on the initiation of direct bilateral talks, without first requiring that the Sandinistas talk to their own internal opposition, would seriously undercut our friends in the region and our foreign policy worldwide...
...fuming Castro grabbed the microphone and snapped, "We were just talking about discipline, and now some of the comrades are not even in their seats yet." Stung by the rebuke from their leader, the delegates began streaming back in, but it was an additional five minutes before Castro could renew his denunciations of government inefficiency...
Only the Philippine people can decide whether Marcos will be forced to do that. As the day for that decision approached, friends of the Philippines in the U.S. could only watch and wait and renew their vows not to abandon their support for the democratic aspirations of a longtime friend and ally, regardless of what turbulence might lie ahead...
...fight attack helicopters with humanitarian aid." With that observation to a group of influential Republican Senators last week, President Reagan signaled his determination to renew the battle over U.S. military aid for the contra forces fighting the Sandinista government of Nicaragua. Although Congress has prohibited such aid since 1984, Reagan plans to request as much as $100 million to support what he frequently refers to as "freedom fighters" in Nicaragua. At least $60 million would be in military aid, the rest in humanitarian supplies. The decision to carry the fight to Capitol Hill once more stemmed from...
...they say, was Peres' brainchild. When Bronfman visited the Soviet Union in September, he reportedly carried with him personal messages from Peres. One source with knowledge of the Bronfman visit insists that the communications indicated that if the Soviet Union were to release a significant number of Jews and renew diplomatic relations with Israel, it could perhaps have a larger role in Middle East peace negotiations. If the Soviets delivered the Syrians to the conference table, Peres allegedly implied, the Israelis might return part of the Golan Heights to Syria...