CRISIS IN HONDURAS
Honduras' coup "not
legal," Obama says
Washington -
U.S. President Barack Obama said here on
Monday that Honduras coup was "illegal,"
stressing that ousted leader Manuel Zelaya
should remain the president of the country.
Speaking to reporters after talks with
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe at the
White House, Obama called for international
cooperation to solve the political crisis in
Honduras.
It would set a "terrible precedent" if the
coup in Honduras was not reversed, Obama
warned.
Hours before Obama made the remarks, U.S.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told a
news conference that the United States
believes the unrest in Honduras "has evolved
into a coup."
"We think that the arrest and expulsion of a
president is certainly cause for concern
that has to be addressed," she said.
It was reported that the Honduran army
ousted and exiled President Zelaya, 56, on
Sunday in the first military coup in Central
America since the Cold War, triggered by his
bid to make it legal to seek another term in
office.
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