Micheletti Rejects U.S. Demand He Resign By
January 15
TEGUCIGALPA - Honduras post-coup de facto
leader Roberto Micheletti on Wednesday
firmly rejected the U.S. demand that he
leave office before Jan. 15.
"Washington should respect the sovereign
decisions of our people," said Micheletti,
who has been serving as interim president of
the Central American country since a coup in
June 2009 which ousted then President Manuel
Zelaya.
Honduras' President-elect Porfirio Lobo Sosa
said earlier on Wednesday that Washington
was proposing Jan. 15 as the deadline for
Micheletti to quit to pave the way for
Lobo's inauguration on Jan. 27.
U.S. State Department official Craig Kelly
is now on a visit in Honduras trying to
reestablish the democratic and
constitutional order in the country, promote
national reconciliation and help normalize
its relations with the international
community.
Micheletti said during a recent interview
that he would not attend the swearing-in
ceremony of Lobo on Jan. 27. |
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