MANAGUA, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Ousted Honduran president Manuel Zelaya said he would not accept anyone responsible for the June 28 coup to be part of a suggested coalition government, contradicting his earlier statement.

    One of Zelaya's close aides in Nicaragua told reporters that the deposed president only agreed to setting up a unity government on the premise that he could retake the power and stay until the end of his term in January, 2010.

    The personal advisor of Zelaya insisted other proposals remained as subjects for further negotiations.

    A few hours earlier, Zelaya had said "yes" to the establishment of a power-sharing "government of reconciliation", as proposed by the Costa Rican

    President Oscar Arias, the chief mediator of Honduras' crisis, during the second round of mediation talk held in San Jose on Saturday.

    Zelaya said on Radio Globo he agreed to form a government in which all powers in the country are united.

    Meanwhile, the interim government led by Roberto Micheletti rejected Arias' proposals immediately and refused to reinstate Zelaya.

Zelaya says yes, interim government says no to Arias' mediation proposal

Ousted Honduras President Manuel Zelaya speaks to the media during a news conference at the Honduras embassy in Managua beside his Foreign Minister Patricia Rodas July 13, 2009. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

    SAN JOSE, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya on Saturday said "yes" to Costa Rican President Oscar Arias' mediation proposal of setting up a national unity government, while the post-coup interim government refused to put Zelaya back into office.

    Zelaya said on Saturday on Radio Globo that he is in favor of the establishment of a power-sharing "government of reconciliation," as proposed by Arias, designated mediator for the Honduras political crisis.  Full story

Arias proposes coalition government, earlier elections for Honduras

    SAN JOSE, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Costa Rican President Oscar Arias proposed on Saturday a power-sharing reconciliation government and moving up the November elections as a solution to the current political crisis in Honduras. Full story

Supporters of Zelaya, interim gov't clash in Honduras

    TEGUCIGALPA, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Pelting stones and wielding sticks, supporters of ousted President Manuel Zelaya and those of the post-coup interim government clashed in a coastal city of Honduras on Saturday, leaving an unknown number of people injured. Full story

Costa Rican president confident in finding solution to Honduras crisis

SAN JOSE, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Costa Rican President Oscar Arias said on Saturday that he is confident in brokering a peaceful agreement between the confronting parties of Honduras to put an end to the current political crisis. Full story

Second-round talks on Honduras crisis begin

    SAN JOSE, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Delegations representing ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya and Honduras' post-coup interim government met here on Saturday for the second round of talks aimed at seeking a solution to the Central American country's political crisis. Full story