Melel News Synthesis: 5/12 Via NY Transfer News Collective * All the News that Doesn't Fit source -"PRENSA NUEVO AMANECER" amanecer@telisphere.com Thu May 13 01:43:08 1999 Originally published in Spanish by Melel Xojobal Translated by irlandesa Press Synthesis Wednesday, May 12, 1999. *************************************** CHIAPAS CONFLICT *************************************** La Jornada. CEM SAYS GOVERNMENT IS TRYING TO WEAR EZLN DOWN. In a report that will be presented this Wednesday to the Latin American Episcopal Council Assembly, the Mexican Episcopate Conference states that the Mexican government has utilized two strategies in the chiapaneco conflict: wearing down the EZLN and discrediting the Diocese of San Cristobal and its bishops, Samuel Ruiz and Raul Vera. They added that the stalemate in the negotiations is due to the intolerance of the parties and the failure to carry out the San Andres Accords. *************************************** Diario de Yucatan. ALBORES SAYS EZLN DOES NOT WANT TO RETURN TO DIALOGUE. The substitute governor of Chiapas, Roberto Albores Guillen, said that the EZLN continues to refuse to renew peace dialogues, despite the fact that conditions are in place for them to be held. He added that his government is not counterinsurgent, and they are picking back up society's demands, even those that arose from the San Andres dialogues. He said his government is also putting development programs in place in the communities, without distinction as to religious beliefs or party affiliations. *************************************** COMMUNITY CONFLICTS *************************************** Cuarto Poder. NICOLAS RUIZ AUTHORITIES INVITE STATE GOVERNMENT TO MEETING. The Community Property Assembly of Nicolas Ruiz called on the state government to hold a meeting this Thursday, in order to propose solutions to the conflict between PRD's and PRI's in that municipality. He added that the PRD comuneros are demonstrating, with this meeting, that they are willing to find a peaceful resolution to the problem, which came about following the police operation in that municipality last year. ************************************** COUNTERINSURGENCY ************************************** Diario de Yucatan. STATEMENT BY TIERRA Y LIBERTAD AUTONOMOUS MUNICIPALITY. Residents of the Tierra y Libertad Autonomous Municipality, located in Las Margaritas, denounced that state authorities are using the media only to make the people believe that they are willing to resolve the problems in Chiapas. They added that the government has still not responded to the demands of political prisoners detained during the dismantlings of the Autonomous Municiaplities, nor have they shown any interest in resolving the problems of the communities. ************************************** Cuarto Poder. ARMY PRESENCE REQUESTED IN LAS MARGARITAS. Tojolabal indigenous in the communities of Santa Ana, Ojo de Agua and Francisco Villa, of the municipality of Las Margaritas, asked state authorities for the presence of the Federal Army and Public Security police, in response to alleged threats form San Pedro Michoacan Autonomous Municipality authorities, whose seat is in the town of La Realidad. They added that the EZLN has prevented work from being carried out in the construction of a road, which will join the above mentioned communities. ************************************* NATIONAL EVENTS ************************************* La Jornada. CEM WILL PRESENT REPORT ON NATIONAL SITUATION IN ECUADOR. The Mexican Episopate Conference reported that it will be presenting a report on the political, economic, social and religious situation in Mexico, to the Latin American Episcopal Assembly (CELAM) which is being held in Quito, Ecuador. Among the noteworthy themes of the report are: the growing public insecurity, unemployment, corruption, the loss of values, extreme poverty, drug trafficking, human rights violations and drug addiction. They added that, among the primary demands of the Mexican populaiton, are: access to public services, improvement in education and reforms to the justice system in the countryside. ************************************* ELECTORAL ************************************* Cuarto Poder. ALBORES SAYS HE RESPECTS SALAZAR MENDIGUCHIA's DECISION. The substitute governor of Chiapas, Roberto Albores Guillen, said that he respects Pablo Salazar Mendiguchia's decision to renounce the PRI. He added that the chiapaneco government does not persecute anyone for political reasons, and, for that reason, there is no danger that the senator will suffer harassment by the authorities. Concerning the rumor of his possible resignation in order to replace Francisco Labastida as Secretary of Government, Albores said that he is not looking for another job, and that he will complete his term in the chiapaneco government. *************************************** Cuarto Poder. PABLO SALAZAR's RESIGNATION CALLED INTELLIGENT AND COURAGEOUS. State PRD leader, Gabriel Gutierrez Avila, called the resignation of Pablo Salazar Mendiguchia intelligent and courageous.He added that, following Salazar's resignation, there has been a very strong breakdown inside the PRI, and it is possible that there will be a mass resignation by party members. ___________________________________________________ NUEVO AMANECER PRESS-N.A.P.To know about us visit: http://www.nap.cuhm.mx/nap0.htm (spanish) ================================================================= NY Transfer News Collective * A Service of Blythe Systems Since 1985 - Information for the Rest of Us 339 Lafayette St., New York, NY 10012 http://www.blythe.org e-mail: nyt@blythe.org ================================================================= nytcamer-05.13.99-10:15:31-3443