New moves in Central America | Socialist Action 1983

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FMLN/FDR. CELIA PUGH reports.

Three and a half years ago Columbia, Mexico, Venezuela began the 'Contadora' peace initiative in Central America. The 'Contadora' first proposals were accepted by the Sandinista governmell of Since then the United States has worked undermine anything resembling the original Contadora plan.

The bacsed regime by the US backed regime Central America El Salvador, Guatemala, IN RECENT weeks important developments have taken place in Central America. The United States has worked to sabotage the 'Contadora' peace plan for the region. The Duarte regime in El Salvador has been forced to concede new negotiations with the Honduras, and Costa Rica is that the Nicaraguan Dovelcul disarm popular militias. Honduras has demanded that the Nicaraguans allow foreign, that is US troops engage in military manoeuvres in the region All these are dressed up in a demand that Nicaragua accept a limit on its forces 'according to dolly. population and gross na tonal product vnile the region continue to receive US aid.

Nicaraguan president Ortega has put forward a counterproposal that: all foreign military presence should end and the region should become a neutral or advisors • no toreign Dascs no manoeuvres will extralcalullal forces.' The United States made its intentions clear by starting, on 5 June, two weeks of new military exercises in Honduras. These took place only eight miles the border. The US has also agreed further million in economic aid to $121 monolia military aid. This follows $20 million in so called 'emergency' aid sent March on the pretext of a non-existent invasion of Honduras by Nicaragua.

The Nicaraguan Solidarity Campaign (NSC) in pealed for increased solidarity under şlogan called increased Illancial aid TOI intervention for peace Central America.

few Mass demonstrapolicies, were by the DemoThe isolathird round of peace talks with the leaders of the liberation forces the FMLN-FDR This round of talks, scheduled for August, has been welcomed by the FMLN-FDR. While agreeFMLN HOK calls upoll all national sectors to continue struggling as rcsolulely a. before ... to transform the han Dan he dia pel with Duarte into process towards achieving peace with dignity which is the mos cherished aspiration our people' • Copies of the petitior against US intervention in Central America can be obtained from NSC Compton terrace, Upper St, London NI.

USA administration.

of unheld the lower court's decision.

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Socialist Action 20 June 1986