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| Honduras pressure mounts, U.S. wants deal |
| 2009-07-23 |
| TEGUCIGALPA, July 21 (Reuters) - The United States and Europe stepped up pressure on Honduras' de facto government on Tuesday as deposed President Manuel Zelaya and his supporters called on Washington to pave the way for his return. With negotiations deadlocked and Zelaya vowing to return to Honduras within days, some fear Central America's worst crisis since the end of the Cold War could flare into violence. Talks mediated by Costa Rican President Oscar Arias collapsed over the weekend but he hopes to bring both sides back to the negotiating table on Wednesday. The U.S. government threw its weight behind Arias' proposal that Zelaya, who was toppled in a June 28 coup, be reinstated to set up a coalition government. "We're in constant contact with a number of countries in the hemisphere regarding the situation in Honduras, and we believe the Arias mediation is the right way to go, and the time is now to ... resolve this issue," State Department deputy spokesman Robert A. Wood told reporters. "We think that this is the best (way) ... to restore the constitutional order in the country, and we want to see that happen now," he said. Isn't that why the Hondurans bounced him in the first place? The government that took power when Zelaya was toppled has not been recognized by any other country, but it refuses to allow his return to power and vows to arrest him on arrival. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #4 Honduras should announce elections at the first opportunity. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2009-07-23 09:04 |
| #3 A lesson to us all. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2009-07-23 08:27 |
| #2 Hillary, pull out your measuring stick and measure your hips Not seen a great deal of the Beluga Caviar slerping First Lady of late. A hip measuring stick needed there as well? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-07-23 07:32 |
| #1 For the last time, get your shit straight reuters. (or shall I say routers?) Hillary, pull out your measuring stick and measure your hips, and then compare it to the Honduran supreme court. Obama, there was never a better oppertunity to "not interfere". You jerks. |
| Posted by: newc 2009-07-23 00:52 |