European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 25, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 a the stars and stripes Friday october 25, 1991 cambodian factions sign peace treaty Paris apr cambodians warring factions and representatives of 18 nations signed a peace treaty wednesday with Hopes that a transition to free elections will end a half Century of bloodshed in Southeast Asia. A a dark Page of history has been turned a said French president Francois Mitterrand opening the half hour ceremony at an ornate conference Center in the French capital. A Cambodia is about to resume its place in the but Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii delivered a scathing condemnation of the Khmer Rouge guerrilla faction shortly before signing the peace treaty which will give that rebel group a share of Power. During the Khmer rouges Rule of Cambodia in 1975-78, about 1 million cambodians died through executions torture disease and forced labor. A the world is still shocked a Baker said. A they used violence against their own people in a Way that has few parallels in history. We condemn these policies and practices of the Khmer Rouge As an abomination to humanity that must never be allowed to he said the United states would support efforts a to bring to Justice those responsible for the mass murders of the 1970s if the new cambodian government chooses to pursue this hours before the ceremony began Relief workers and the military Wing of the Khmer Peoples National liberation front one of the non communist guerrilla factions accused phenom penh government forces of shelling several positions in Northwestern Cambodia. Waving banners Reading a peace in Cambodia a hundreds of cambodian exiles cheered Prince Norodom Sihanouk. Down in the dumps a amps Dav Casey the operator of a dirt loader grins sheepishly after his machine tips sideways banging the door of a nearby truck at a construction site in l Angyn Germany. Only the operators Hurt in the incident. World Amsterdam residents get meter convenience from wire reports Amsterdam Netherlands a motorists now can reach for the dash instead of dashing for the meter. As of thursday the City parking department started Selling in car parking meters that take an electronic card not coins. A we see this As a service that allows greater flexibility because you done to have to keep running out to the meter. Everything is in your own hands a said Frans Vanbeveren who runs the department. That a a Handy feature in this City a wintry drizzle. The portable meters Are a response to an upsurge in wheel clamps imposed for overdue meters a and the enraged motorists that result. The radio dispatched Clamp squad is just another Drain on the resources of a City that suffers gridlock virtually every morning when delivery trucks Block the narrow canal Side streets. The portable meters displayed on the dashboard take microchip carrying cards. When the card is inserted time ticks away on a liquid Crystal display visible to the parking police. A meter costs $130. Cards Good for up to 50 hours of parking sell for $52 apiece. Americans told to leave Washington a the state department is advising . Citizens in the Shaba province of Zaire to depart As soon As possible Over reports of widespread looting and general civil disorder. If the situation continues to deteriorate the . Consulate in Lubumbashi May be forced to close the department said in a message broadcast tuesday on the Voa and bbl. In the meantime the broadcast said the consulate will make every Effort to help americans depart. The message also reiterated an earlier recommendation that All private american citizens in the african country should leave Zaire. Two civilians at Simonella named employees of year Nas Simonella Sicily a amps two Nas Simonella civilians have been selected As Fleet air Mediterranean a employees of the year. Carmelo Rosano is Gonella a italian Liaison officer was selected As the local National employee of the year and Jim Swilley the naval air stations morale welfare and recreation director was honoured As the top . Employee. Rosano who has worked for the base for 31 years was cited for his skillful coordination of multiple political and logistical issues during operations desert shield and storm. Swilley was lauded for innovative solutions to budget constraints that realized a $150,000 profit for is Gonella a mar programs in 1990 and for mar support Given to the More than 80,000 troops who passed through Simonella during the persian Gulf crisis.3 latin leaders offer to help reconcile Cuba . Cozumel Mexico up the presidents of Mexico Venezuela and Colombia offered their services to cuban president Fidel Castro to help end 30 years of hostility Between communist Cuba and the United states. A the presidents offered their Good offices to the cuban government and to the countries with which this country Cuba May have differences a said the final communique wednesday from the presidents known As the group of three. The a countries a not named in their statement was seen As a veiled reference to the United states which since 1961 has maintained a total economic blockade of the Island nation. The cuban Leader was the meetings Surprise guest. His visit was seen As an at tempt to end Havana a economic isolation and increase its links with the rest of latin America. The willingness of three of the most economically powerful countries in latin America to talk Trade with Castro is an indication that efforts to draw Cuba Back into the regional Economy Are bearing fruit after three decades of isolation. Colombian president Cesar Gaviria said he doubted the United states would object to closer ties with Cuba because he said it respects the right of countries to run their own foreign policy. Venezuelan president Carlos Andres Perez Rodriguez said the end of the cold War meant that the antagonism Between Cuba and the United states should end. But Castro said it was up to the United states to end its 30-year economic blockade. Castro said differences in latin american political systems should be no obstacle to cubans integration into the Region. But he added a we will never renounce our while the three presidents promised to support cuban efforts at economic integration with the rest of the Region Oil Rich Mexico and Venezuela ruled out the Sale of Oil to Cuba on preferential terms under the san Jose pact. A we have already defined the Extension of the san Jose pact a the Accord under which 10 countries received Oil before Haiti was excluded after a recent military coup Perez said. A we do not have the option of allow ing another country to be part of the pact a Perez said. Castro said at a separate news conference that he had not asked to join the pact though his country was facing a serious Oil crisis because soviet shipments have been reduced even More than the 20 percent stipulated in a 1991 agreement. Cuba will solve its problems through sacrifice and ingenuity be said. Perez said economic reforms adopted by the cuban communist party during its recent fourth Congress made closer relations with latin America Likely. Mexican president Carlos Salinas de Gortari also said cubans economic changes would Aid closer economic ties with latin America
