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Latin American Countries Hail Agreement In
Honduras
Latin American countries on Friday hailed
the agreement reached between de facto
Honduran leader Robert Micheletti and ousted
President Manuel Zelaya on Thursday night to
solve the Honduran political crisis.
The pact includes a power-sharing government
and a congressional decision on Zelaya's
brief reinstatement ahead of a presidential
election slated on Nov. 29.
The Mexican government issued a statement on
Friday: "This agreement, won thanks to
dialogue between Hondurans, constitutes a
significant advance in reaching a solution
to the political crisis our brother nation
is suffering.
"Mexico congratulates the Honduran people
and expresses its recognition of those who
have contributed, so that today a
restoration of constitutional order and
democracy is possible," it said.
"Mexico expresses its wish that the accord
is swiftly put in place and manifests that
it will continue accompanying Hondurans in
the process of solving this crisis," the
statement concluded.
Brazil's Foreign Ministry released a
statement Friday afternoon. The statement
expressed confidence that the deal between
the deposed and interim presidents of
Honduras would put an end to the political
crisis in the country.
The agreement "created the condition to
re-establish the democratic order in
Honduras," allowing the integration of
Honduras in the inter-American and
international system, the statement said.
Brazil also expressed its wish for "the
normalization of the situation of its
embassy in Tegucigalpa." The Brazilian
embassy has been under siege by the de facto
Honduran government since mid-September,
when President Zelaya was granted shelter in
the building.
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet
expressed "great happiness" for the peaceful
solution to the Honduran political
stalemate, saying she hoped to see the
restoration of the democratic institutions
in Honduras.
Paraguay congratulated the two rivals on
successfully surpassing the political
impasse and strengthening democracy and
institutionalism in Honduras.
The pact "will set an end to a series of
sanctions, embargoes and severing diplomatic
ties," giving more political stability to
the continent, Paraguay's Foreign Ministry
remarked.
Costa Rican President Oscar Arias, the main
mediator in the crisis, said on Friday that
the agreement brought hope to a legitimate
and transparent presidential election in
Honduras next month.
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