
                         Roanoke Times
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DATE: TUESDAY, April 16, 1991                   TAG: 9104160162
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A-4   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: WASHINGTON                                LENGTH: Short

NICARAGUAN PRESIDENT TO ADDRESS CONGRESS

Nicaraguan President Violeta Chamorro arrived Monday on a three-day visit, facing strong doubts among some critics about her policy of reconciliation with the country's former rulers, the Sandinistas.

Chamorro will speak to a joint meeting of Congress today and meet with President Bush on Wednesday. Also on her schedule are meetings with leaders of international financial institutions.

She has come under fire for not moving decisively to revive Nicaragua's economy, devastated after years of warfare and Sandinista fiscal policies.

Chamorro has received promises of substantial assistance from the World Bank and other financial institutions if she is able to pay back to the bank, with help from donor countries, its $360 million share of Nicaragua's $9.5 billion foreign debt.

by CNB