SAN JOSE, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Honduras' ousted
President Manuel Zelaya said on Wednesday he will demand the removal of the
post-coup government within 24 hours at talks in Costa Rica.
Zelaya arrived in San Jose on Wednesday, where he is expected to meet post-coup leader Roberto Micheletti to seek a solution to the ongoing political crisis in their country.
Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya speaks to the media upon his arrival at the international airport in San Jose, Costa Rica, July 8, 2009. Manuel Zelaya said on Wednesday he would demand the removal of the post-coup government within 24 hours at talks in Costa Rica. Costa Rican President Oscar Arias will welcome Zelaya and Micheletti on Thursday at his residence, kicking off a mediation process between the two sides.(Xinhua/Esteban Datos) Photo Gallery>>>
Costa Rican President Oscar Arias will welcome Zelaya
and Micheletti on Thursday at his residence, kicking off a mediation process
between the two sides.
Micheletti said on Tuesday that he would accept
Arias' mediation, but the talks in San Jose were for a "dialogue," not for any
"negotiations."
He said Zelaya's removal was a lawful defense of the
constitution, as he insists on holding a referendum to clear the way for his
re-election. The Honduran constitution allows only one term for the president.
"This isn't a situation that can be resolved in a
blink of an eye," Carlos Lopez, designated by Micheletti as envoy to the United
Nations, said in Tegucigalpa.
At least two people were killed and several others
injured in a conflict between Zelaya's supporters and Honduran police forces on
Sunday when a plane carrying Zelaya was blocked to land in Tegucigalpa's
Toncontin airport.
Authorities reopened the airport after Micheletti
announced he would travel to Costa Rica for talks.
Zelaya was ousted and forced into exile in Costa Rica
on June 28. Micheletti took over the presidency and formed a new cabinet hours
later.
SAN JOSE, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Honduras' ousted
President Manuel Zelaya arrived on Wednesday in Costa Rica, where he will have a
meeting with post-coup leader Roberto Micheletti to seek a solution to the
ongoing political crisis in their country.
Costa Rican President Oscar Arias will welcome
Zelaya and Micheletti on Thursday at his residence, kicking start a mediation
process seeking an agreement between the two sides. Full sotry
SANTIAGO, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Ousted Honduran President
Manuel Zelaya said on Wednesday that he will not negotiate with the post-coup
authorities in his country during an upcoming mediation process led by Costa
Rican President Oscar Arias.
Speaking to Chilean TV channel "24 Horas," Zelaya said that
post-coup leader Roberto Micheletti was "brute," so were his coup d'etat, his
"murders" and "violations to the human rights." Full story
TEGUCIGALPA, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Honduras' post-coup leader,
Roberto Micheletti, annouced Tuesday that he would accept the mediation efforts
by Costa Rican President Oscar Arias.
Micheletti said he would leave for Costa Rica on Thursday, where
he is expected to meet Arias and Honduras' deposed president, Manuel
Zelaya. Full story
WASHINGTON, July 7 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton said here on Tuesday that Costa Rican President Oscar Arias will
be responsible for the mediation of political crisis in Honduras.
Speaking to reporters in the State Department after
meeting with Honduran leader Manuel Zelaya who was expelled by coup leaders from
Honduras more than two weeks ago, Clinton said Zelaya and Honduras' post-coup
leader Roberto Micheletti, agreed to Arias' role as a mediator. Full story
TEGUCIGALPA, July 7 (Xinhua) -- The direction from the
Civil Aeronautic of Honduras announced on Tuesday the normalization of flights
at Toncontin Airport and that everything was operating with
"tranquility." Full story
TEGUCIGALPA, July 6 (Xinhua) -- A group of representatives
from the Honduran interim government traveled on Monday to Washington, the
United States, to have a dialogue with the Organization of American States (OAS)
seeking a solution to the current political crisis in Honduras.
The interim government's Vice Foreign Minister Martha
Lorena Alvarado announced the conformation of this delegation on Sunday, in a
message to the nation. Full story
WASHINGTON, July 6 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Obama
administration on Monday called on "all political and social actors" in Honduras
to refrain from violence and to seek a peaceful solution to the current
political crisis.
"We call upon the de facto regime and all actors in
Honduras to refrain from all acts of violence and seek a peaceful,
constitutional and lasting solution to the serious divisions in that country
through dialogue," said State Department spokesman Ian Kelly.
"We deplore the use of force against demonstrators in
Tegucigalpa in recent days," said the spokesman. Full story
Police and soldiers block the airstrip
of the Toncontin international airport to prevent the landing of a plane
carrying Honduras' ousted president Manuel Zelaya in Tegucigalpa July 5,
2009. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Photo
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TEGUCIGALPA, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Hundreds of police and
soldiers on Sunday sealed the streets leading to Toncontin Airport, in Honduras
capital Tegucigalpa, ahead of the arrival of coup-toppled President Manuel
Zelaya.
All road traffic to the airport has been halted since the
early hours of Sunday. Army troops fired tear gas to break up Zelaya's
supporters, and two protesters were killed and several more were injured in the
clashes. Full story
TEGUCIGALPA, July 5 (Xinhua) -- The Honduran interim
government on Sunday voiced its willingness to have talks with the Organization
of American States (OAS) after a June 28 coup that ousted President Manuel
Zelaya has put the two sides at odds. Full story
Supporters of ousted Honduran President,
Manuel Zelaya, clash with soldiers during a protest against the military
coup near Toncontin international airport in Tegucigalpa. Zelaya headed
back to crisis-gripped Honduras on Sunday, one week after he was kicked
out of power and as interim leaders' threats to block his arrival sparked
bloodshed. (Xinhua/AFP Photo) Photo
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TEGUCIGALPA, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Peaceful marches in
Honduras turned violent on Sunday as supporters of President Manuel Zelaya tried
to trespass the airport fences to have access to the runways where the ousted
leader intended to land.
Two persons were killed and several others injured
when protestors clashed with the Armed Force at the airport. Full story
TEGUCIGALPA, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Honduras' post-coup
government has ordered that any plane carrying deposed president Manuel Zelaya
will be prevented from landing, de facto foreign minister Enrique Ortez
Colindres told a domestic radio station on Sunday.
"With the support of the president and the armed forced,
as foreign minister, I have given instructions that the plane not enter the
country," he told HRN radio. He added that the Civil Aviation Directorate has
instructions not to allow any such plane to enter the country, "no matter who
comes in it". Full story
TEGUCIGALPA, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Hundreds of police and
soldiers on Sunday sealed the streets leading to Toncontin Airport, in Honduras
capital Tegucigalpa, ahead of the possible arrival of President Manuel Zelaya,
who was deposed in a military coup last week.
All road traffic has been halted since the early hours of
Sunday, and the only way to reach the airport is on foot. Full story
