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OAS Delegation to Visit Honduras
A delegation from the Organization of
American States is expected in Honduras
Wednesday to discuss the ongoing political
crisis stemming from the overthrow of
President Manuel Zelaya.
The delegation will include OAS Secretary
General Jose Miguel Insulza and foreign
ministers from Costa Rica, Ecuador, El
Salvador, Guatemala and Mexico.
Representatives from the United Nations,
Canada, Jamaica, Panama, Spain, Argentina,
Brazil, the Dominican Republic and the
United States will also be part of the
talks.
Mr. Zelaya was forced from office in a June
28 coup and sent into exile for trying to
hold a referendum on rewriting the
constitution. His opponents say he was
trying to illegally change the constitution
to extend his term.
Tensions flared last month when the deposed
president slipped into Honduras and sought
refuge at the Brazilian embassy in the
capital, Tegucigalpa.
The government of interim President Roberto
Micheletti later imposed an emergency decree
restricting civil liberties, as protesters
rallied following Mr. Zelaya's surprise
return.
Mr. Micheletti lifted the restrictions
Monday.
The revocation order was expected to take
effect when published in the government's
official gazette.
Mr. Micheletti has been under international
pressure to restore the civil liberties and
negotiate an end to the political stalemate.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da
Silva Tuesday described the interim Honduran
government as illegitimate and called for it
to step down.
Speaking in Stockholm, Sweden, the Brazilian
president said the crisis in Honduras would
be solved if the leaders of the June 28 coup
simply left office and returned Mr. Zelaya
to office.
Mr. da Silva was in the Swedish capital for
a summit with European Union leaders.
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