Managua Invites Obando to New Contra Talks
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MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Cardinal Miguel Obando y Bravo and Joao Baena Soares, the secretary general of the Organization of American States, have accepted invitations to be witnesses at talks between the government and the Contras, the official Voice of Nicaragua radio station said Monday.
The agreement appeared to ease the way for truce negotiations starting Wednesday in Sapoa, on the border with Costa Rica.
President Daniel Ortega last week said Obando was no longer needed as a mediator in talks with the U.S.-backed rebels.
The Contras insisted that Obando be a witness, and the talks had appeared to be in jeopardy.
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