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Zelaya
Appoints New Negotiator For Talks With
Post-Coup Government
EGUCIGALPA - Honduras' ousted President
Manuel Zelaya on Tuesday appointed a new
negotiator for talks with the country's de
facto government, in a bid to reach an
agreement on an early date to solve the
prolonged political crisis since a June 28
coup.
Lawyer Rodil Rivera Rodil was appointed by
Zelaya, currently taking refuge at the
Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa, to take
the place of Juan Barahona, leader of the
country's resistance movement against the
coup, in the negotiation commission
representing the deposed president.
Barahona, one of Zelaya's top three
negotiators, had said that he was "very
pessimistic" about the talks, as no
agreement had been reached on the
fundamental issue -- whether the ousted
leader could return to serve out the
remaining months of his term.
The Zelaya side and a delegation from the
post-coup government on Tuesday resumed
their negotiations on the final details of
an Organization of American States-brokered
deal. So far both sides have agreed to form
a government of national unity.
The de facto government's representatives
are Armando Aguilar Curz, businessman Arturo
Corrales, and former president of the
Supreme Court of Justice Vilma Morales.
Zelaya's representatives now include his
labor minister Mayra Mejia, interior
minister Victor Meza, and the
newly-appointed Rivera.
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