09/09/1981
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"The Western economies are pulling out of the serious recession."
"We also examined several pressing bilateral issues."
"Our credibility would collapse, our alliances would crumble, and the safety of our homeland would be put in jeopardy."
"Democracy is beginning to take root in El Salvador, which, until a short time ago, knew only dictatorship."