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U.S.
Ambassador Urges Resumption Of Dialogue in
Honduras
TEGUCIGALPA - The U.S.
ambassador to Honduras, Hugo Llorens, urged
Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya and
de facto President Roberto Micheletti on
Friday to resume their dialogue in an
attempt to save the Tegucigalpa-San Jose
Agreement.
"There are differences between both sides,
but I think the idea is to come back to the
table to achieve the enforcement of the
agreement," Llorens said.
Llorens made this remark after Zelaya said
Friday that the agreement had failed because
of Micheletti's attempts to boycott the
political agreement.
Meanwhile, from the de facto government's
point of view, Zelayahad not fulfilled the
agreement because he did not present his
proposals to form a government of unity.
According to the Tegucigalpa-San Jose
Accord, signed by both parties last week,
the two sides would form a unity government
by Nov. 5, while the National Congress would
decide whether to restore Zelaya to the
presidency.
On Thursday night, the de facto ministers
resigned to allow the formation of a cabinet
of unity, which Zelaya has rejected saying
it did not foresee his restitution.
The opinion divide between the two rivals
has also intensified the feeling of
insecurity among Hondurans.
The Honduran political crisis was ignited by
a military-backed coup, in which President
Zelaya was ousted and forced to go to Costa
Rica on June 28. Later that day, Congress
Speaker Roberto Micheletti was sworn in as
interim president.
Honduras is scheduled to hold presidential
elections on Nov. 29. The international
community has called for a restoration of
Zelaya's presidency before the election.
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