The World - News from May 23, 1988
Ecuadorean President-elect Rodrigo Borja said he plans to restore relations with leftist Nicaragua and believes that Cuba should be welcomed back as a member of the Latin American community. Borja, a 52-year-old Social Democrat who takes office in August, said in an interview in this week’s Newsweek magazine that nothing could be ruled out in his handling of Ecuador’s burdensome foreign debt. Borja’s views on Nicaragua and Cuba mark a radical departure from those of his conservative predecessor, outgoing President Leon Febres Cordero.
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