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 103 STAT. 2566 CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS—NOV. 2, 1989 of the Congressional Research Service shall be treated in the same manner as employees of the Senate. Agreed to October 26, 1989. Nov-2, 1989 CENTRAL AMERICA—ABROGATION OF [s. Con. Res. 79] NICARAGUAN CEASEFIRE Whereas, a ceasefire has been in effect in Nicaragua for eighteen months; Whereas, although there have been periodic violent incidents, and accusations of violations of the ceasefire by each side against the other, there has been no major, widespread breakdown in the ceasefire to date; Whereas, United States policy has been to discourage the Contrsis from undertaking any offensive military actions, and we have withheld American aid from Contra units which have initiated such actions; Whereas, on October 28, Daniel Ortega announced the Sandinista regime's intention to unilaterally end the ceasefire; Whereas, Ortega's announcement was made at a hemispheric meet- ing held in Costa Rica to celebrate democracy in the region— another instance in which Ortega and other Sandinista leaders have shown disregard for their democratic neighbors and their own commitments; Whereas, many of the democratic leaders of the hemisphere, includ- ing Costa Rican President Oscar Arias, have already denounced Ortega's announcement; Whereas, many observers are concerned that Ortega's announce- ment could be the prelude to a Sandinista effort to cancel or postpone elections scheduled to be held in February 1990; Whereas, despite incidents of Sandinista intimidation and harass- ment, and the fact that the voter registration period was limited to four Sundays in October, nearly two million Nicaraguans reg- istered to vote in the February 1990 elections; and Whereas, in the Bipartisan Accord on Nicaragua and Public Law 101-14, the Congress indicated its intention to provide humani- tarian assistance to the Contras until after the February 1990 elections: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring). That the Congress— (1) condemns Daniel Ortega's announced intention to abro- gate the ceasefire they originally declared in Nicaragua as totally unjustified, a major breach of the Sandinista regime's commitments to its democratic neighbors and its own people, and a serious threat to regional peace and stability; (2) calls on Daniel Ortega to cease his reckless rhetoric, and to begin to fulfill the many commitments he and his regime have made to end their aggression in the region, end their tyranny over their own people, and permit the establishment of democ- racy inside Nicaragua;

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