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UN Ignores Honduras Coup Leaders
United Nations - The United Nations Security Council tossed
aside a letter by Honduras coup leaders in
which they requested its intervention after
alleged threats and provocation by
Venezuela.
UN diplomats told Prensa Latina that the
letter has not received any attention, and
it will not be distributed as an official
document.
That decision was made by Ugandan Ambassador
Ruhakana Rugunda, who received the document
Thursday as Security Council chairman.
"The Security Council only receives
correspondence from governments and
organizations that it recognizes", the
consulted diplomatic officials highlighted.
The letter is signed by Honduras de facto
foreign minister Carlos López Contreras, who
accuses Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez of
plotting to invade the Central American
nation.
He also claimed that the jet with Venezuelan
registration in which Honduran
constitutional President Manuel Zelaya tried
to return to Honduras on July 5 had violated
Honduras airspace.
The UN Security Council considers the de
facto government in Honduras illegal, after
the UN General Assembly passed a resolution
condemning the June 28 coup.
It has also called upon the UN 192 members
not to recognize other government than
Zelaya�s. |
