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| Zelayas return to Honduras rejected |
| 2009-07-19 |
| [Iran Press TV Latest] The acting government of Roberto Micheletti, in power in Honduras since a recent military coup, rejects the reinstatement of ousted President Manuel Zelaya. On Saturday, a spokesman for the provisional administration ruled out any chance of such restoration, Reuters reported. The rejection came shortly after Zelaya agreed to share power with Micheletti and his men in exchange for them returning him to power. "They want the reinstatement of Zelaya without any form of negotiation," the agency quoted government Spokesman Mario Saldana as saying. The proposal for the return was put forward by Costa Rica which is mediating the reconciliation talks. On June 28, two days before Zelaya was to attend a regional summit in Nicaragua, the military spirited him off to Costa Rica and the Honduran radio said he had been exiled. His supporters as well as Latin American allies including the Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez have been pushing for his comeback. Defying his challengers' arrest warnings, he has reportedly said that he would return within the next few days. |
| Posted by:Fred |