Zelaya returns
With Soldiers' Help,
Says Honduran Ambassador To Panama
Panama - Ousted
Honduran President Manuel Zelaya's surprise
return Monday was made possible with help
from certain sectors of the armed forces,
the country's ambassador to Panama, Juan
Alfaro Posadas, said here Thursday.
A sector of the Honduran armed forces begins
to shift their loyalty to Zelaya, who
appeared in Brazilian embassy in Honduras
Monday, the ambassador told a press
conference.
"They are young officers, captains, mayors
and lieutenant colonels, who have supported
president Zelaya," said Alfaro.
Zelaya's delegation was able to enter
Honduras with the collaboration of these
sectors from the armed forces who support
his restitution in power, he said.
Alfaro participated on Thursday in a meeting
with Panamanian nongovernmental
organizations that supports Zelaya. Among
them is the Movements of the United Peoples
for our Americas (MPUNA).
MPUNA coordinator, Miguel A. Candanedo said
Panama pleads for the dialogue and respect
to the institutionalism of the Honduran
democracy framed in the proposal of Costa
Rican President Oscar Arias.
"We support the restoration of the democracy
in Honduras and we have clearly said that
the Hondurans have the right to decide their
destiny respecting the results of the
elections which took Zelaya to power,"
Candanedo said.
Candanedo added that Zelaya's return to
Honduras must give an agreed and definite
solution to solve this political crisis with
the support of the international community.
Zelaya was ousted on June 28 and taken by
force to Costa Rica. His previous efforts to
return had failed.
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