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U.S.
Affirms Support To Elections In Honduras
TEGUCIGALPA - The U.S. deputy assistant
secretary of state for Western Hemisphere
affairs, Craig Kelly, said on Wednesday that
his government will support the elections of
Nov. 29 in Honduras.
Kelly read reporters a statement saying that
"nobody has the right to remove the right of
voting to the Honduran people and their
right to choose their leaders."
"It is an important part of the democracy,
and I have noticed the enthusiasm in the
country for the elections of Nov. 29," Kelly
said when finishing his two-day visit to
Honduras.
"For organizing the elections, it is very
important that the authorities respect the
human rights and that all the actors avoid
provocations, calls to the violence, because
what the country needs is calm, an
environment of peace to advance to that
important date for the country," Kelly said.
Kelly also said that the United States will
continue working to achieve the important
aims of the Tegucigalpa-San Jose Agreement.
"We are committed to continue working on the
implementation of the agreement," Kelly
said.
"The Agreement is a great achievement for
the people; the OAS (Organization of
American States) and the international
community are proud of having worked to have
achieved the Agreement," Kelly said.
Kelly said that for the United States it is
important to restore the democratic
constitutional order in Honduras so as to
implement the Agreement.
"One important part of the solution to
advance to the future are the elections,"
Kelly said.
Kelly arrived in Tegucigalpa on Tuesday and
met with Honduras' de facto President
Roberto Micheletti. Later he met with ousted
President Manuel Zelaya.
Hondurans will vote on Nov. 29 to choose one
president, three presidential appointed, 128
deputies of the Congress, 298 mayors and 20
deputies for the Central American Parliament
(Parlacen).
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