The World : Contras Reject New Talks

Nicaragua’s rebels rejected a new Sandinista government proposal to reopen peace talks, charging that the offer was linked to Washington’s consideration of military aid for the Contras. “Every time the Americans talk of military aid, they (the Sandinistas) talk of negotiation,” Contra leader Roberto Ferrey said in Costa Rica. The Reagan Administration, which has supported the rebels since 1981, is considering whether to ask Congress for renewed military aid. Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega called on the rebels Sunday to hold a fifth round of talks before a temporary cease-fire expires at the end of June.