Honduras
Postpones Visit of OAS
Mission
Tegucigalpa - The interim
Honduran government on Sunday postponed the
scheduled visit of a mission from the
Organization of American States (OAS) that
attempted to settle the political crisis
following a coup in the country, the Foreign
Ministry said Sunday.
Interim President Roberto Micheletti said he
would reschedule the visit, which was slated
for Tuesday, as long as OAS chief Jose
Miguel Insulza is excluded, the Foreign
Ministry said in a statement.
The mission, composed of foreign ministers
from Argentina,, Canada, Jamaica, Dominican
Republic, Mexico and Costa Rica, is to
observe the situations in Honduras.
The OAS has said that they would try to
persuade Honduras to accept the "Agreement
of San Jose" proposed by mediator Costa
Rican president Oscar Arias.
The agreement suggests the creation of a
reconciliatory government, advancing the
general elections to Oct. 30 from Nov. 29
this year, and the establishment of a truth
and tracking commission.
However, Micheletti rejected ousted
President Manuel Zelaya's restoration to
presidency, one of the key points in the
agreement.
On Thursday, Honduran interim presidency
minister Rafael Pineda Ponce said his
government was open to dialogue, but the
mission must report true information for the
OAS to reconsider its decision to suspend
Honduras' participation.
"We expect the delegation to come with an
impartial, tolerant, open-to-dialogue and
understanding attitude," he said.
Zelaya was ousted in late June, hours before
a planned referendum in the country asking
citizens if they would support an assembly
to review the constitution alongside
November's presidential elections.
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