Brazil Welcomes Zelaya
With Head of
State Honours
Brasilia - The Brazilian
government on Tuesday welcomed ousted
Honduran President Manuel Zelaya with honours
for a head of state.
The Honduran leader, deposed in a June 28
military coup, arrived in Brasilia Tuesday
evening.
Zelaya was invited by the Brazilian
government in early August. He will meet
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in
Brasilia Wednesday afternoon, according to a
statement issued by Brazil's Foreign
Ministry.
During their meeting, the two leaders will
discuss the present political situation in
Honduras.
In the statement, the ministry said the
Brazilian government still disapproves of
the coup
which ousted Zelaya and expects him to be
reinstated unconditionally as soon as
possible.
Following the coup, Brazil recalled its
ambassador from Honduras and suspended
cooperation agreements with the Central
American nation. |
