Brazil
Not To Accept "Ultimatum" From
Honduran Interim Government
PORLAMAR, Venezuela -
Brazil will not accept "an ultimatum" from
the interim government set up in Honduras
after the coup of June 28, said Brazilian
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in
Porlamar, Venezuela on Sunday.
Lula made the remarks in response to the
10-day period given by interim President of
Honduras Roberto Micheletti to define the
status of deposed President Manuel Zelaya,
who is at the Embassy of Brazil in
Tegucigalpa.
Zelaya is "the legitimate president of
Honduras" and that his status is "guest of
the Embassy of Brazil" in Tegucigalpa, said
Lula at a press conference held during the
second Africa-South America Summit (ASA).
"Zelaya was forced from power in the most
shameful way ... For me, the solution is
simple: Zelaya should return to power and to
call an election," he added.
Heads of state and government of the 2nd ASA
summit have approved on Saturday a joint
statement condemning the coup in Honduras.
The ASA summit also stressed that it was
imperative to ensure that the de facto
regime in Honduras fully respects the Vienna
Convention on Diplomatic Relations,
including the sanctity and safety of persons
who are within diplomatic missions.
Since Zelaya fled on Sept. 21 to the
Brazilian Embassy in Tegucigalpa, the
Honduran military police has cut the embassy
public services and blocked its supplies.
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