European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 25, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 b the stars and stripes Friday october 25, 1991 refugees Praise scorn cambodian peace treaty Bangkok Thailand apr cambodian refugees along the thai cambodian Border celebrated the Paris Accord that ended 13 years of War in their Homeland thursday Western Relief workers said. Some refugees however scoffed at the treaty As merely a piece of paper. They said they would first await further developments Relief workers added. Many cambodians in site 2 a the largest Camp with nearly 200,000 refugees a spent the night praying at temples in the compound alter listening to radio reports of wednesday s treaty signing in Paris one official said. In the morning they abandoned their regular routines and celebrated with a Parade she said. A some people carried banners that said thank you big five a a she said speaking on condition of anonymity. The five permanent members of the . Security Council a the United states the soviet Union China France and Britain a drafted the Basic Accord that the cambodian factions finally accepted. A there were some big parties a the official added. A some people danced in the  that was in the half of site 2 controlled by the Khmer Peoples National liberation front of son Sann. Things were quieter in the half Loyal to the fronts military commander Gen. Sak Sutsakhan. A i think they were told not to celebrate a she said. Meanwhile the shelling across the Border in Cambodia that had echoed through the Camp for several Days stopped about 8 a.m., she said adding that May have encouraged people to celebrate. The liberation front said government forces shelled its positions Early thursday despite the treaty. Down in the dumps a amps Dava Casey the operator of a dirt loader grins sheepishly alter his machine tips sideways banging the door of a nearby truck at a construction site in Langon Germany. Only the operators Pride was 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. 3 greek soldiers killed Athens Greece a three greek soldiers were killed and three seriously wounded when a Shell exploded thursday As it was being loaded during military exercises being watched by prime minister Constantine i Tsitakis. The sem official Athens news Agency said the blast occurred during the Parmenion �?T91 military games held in the euros Region of Northern Greece near the turkish Border. The soldiers were killed instantly when the Shell they were loading onto an artillery piece exploded. The wounded soldiers were taken to a military Hospital in Alexandrou polos. The report did not say if i Tsitakis was in the Vicinity when the explosion occurred. There was no immediate word on the cause of the blast. The military games which . Gen. Colin l. Powell chairman of the joint chiefs of staff watched briefly earlier this month were in their closing phase when the Accident occurred.3 latin leaders offer to help reconcile Cuba . Cozumel Mexico up1 a 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 a i he 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 know n As the group of three. 1 he 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  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 Quot 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 he 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