Word: settlements
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...anonymous official was resolved, a spokesman said that Reagan's remarks were "in jest" and that he agreed with Haig's view. But Haig, by then, was restating his position in response to right-whig dismay over the possibility of involving the Soviets in a Central American settlement. His clarification: "Salvador is at once a global, a regional and a local problem. That does not mean, nor did it ever mean, that the Soviets, or the Cubans for that matter, must be invited to the negotiating table." Said an aide: "The boss was trying to get back...
...South African raid came at an awkward moment for the five Western "contact states"-the U.S., Britain, France, West Germany and Canada-that began talks in London last week to iron out final problems in the first phase of a settlement that would guarantee Namibian independence. The main stumbling block: SWAPO'S reluctance to go along with complex election procedures designed to protect Namibia's 90,000 whites (out of a population of 1 million...
...show of South African aggressiveness was sure to complicate the negotiations further, though Pretoria denied the raid was deliberately timed for that purpose. In Washington, the State Department stressed that the raid "underlines again the urgency of moving toward a settlement on the Namibia issue." But even Administration officials conceded that Secretary of State Alexander Haig's hope for a settlement by the end of this year was unduly optimistic...
...Dodd-I songas-Batnes-Solarz joint resolution calling for an internationally supervised ceasefire and negotiated settlement in El Salvador, where we believe conflict will never be resolved unless other nations cooperate...
...struggle grows between the extremists in Central America, the Reagan Administration is coming under pressure from its allies abroad and liberals at home to try to help negotiate a settlement in the country where the stakes are currently the highest: El Salvador. Mexico has offered to act as an intermediary in the negotiations. But Mexico's motives and credibility are questionable. Privately, Mexican leaders admit that they are fearful of a Red tide sweeping through the countries to the south and spilling over their own borders. Publicly, however, they preach tolerance toward...