Argentina is expected to reject an American request that it participate in the multinational force that will police Sinai after Israel completes its withdrawal from the peninsula in April, 1982. The apparent reason is that the multinational force is part of the Camp David accords which are not recognized by the United Nations.
This was made clear in a joint communique released in Buenos Aires and Brasilia following a meeting between President Joao Figueiredo of Brazil and Argentine President Roberto Viola. The two leaders called for “a just and comprehensive peace which has to take into serious account the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people” and “also the rights of all nations in the region to exist within recognized borders.” The communique was the first official reference by Argentina to “the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people.”
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