Arias Says He Will Not
Attend Honduras Ceremony
Costa Rican president, Óscar Arias, said on
Wednesday that he will not attend the "traspaso
de poderes" (transfer of power) in Honduras
on January 27th, when Porfitio Lobo, who was
elected by Honduras in November, takes
office as the Honduras' next president.
Arias said he would not be on hand to
witness de facto president, Roberto
Micheletti, hand over the presidential sash
to elected Lobo.
Arias did not say if he had been invited or
not to the ceremony, dismissing his
attendance beforehand.
The ceremony will be held at the Tiburcio
Carías stadium in Tegucigalpa.
"I have asked Lobo not to accept the
transfer of power from Micheletti, that it
be some other government official to hand
over the sash. That would be seen well by
the international community and would
receive the support of many of the Latin
American presidents, but I don't believe
that will occurr", said Arias in a
statement.
Arias added that he has had no contact with
Lobo since his visit to Costa Rica last
December 8.
Arias was a key player in the negotiations
to end the stalemate in the ousting of
Hondura president, Manuel Zelaya, last June.
The negotiations, with the support of the
US, failed and Zelaya, bunkered in the
Brazilian embassy in the Honduran capital,
has never been reinstated.
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