TEGUCIGALPA, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- The Organization of American States (OAS) mission chief, Victor Rico, arrived here on Tuesday to seek a negotiated solution to the ongoing political crisis in Honduras.

    "Precisely, I have come here for them (the negotiation teams of ousted president Manuel Zelaya and de facto leader Roberto Micheletti) to formally sit down again and make the final efforts to reach an agreement in the interest of the Honduran people," Rico told reporters.

    "We can keep the hope of reaching an agreement," he added.

    Micheletti said on Monday that the door for solving the country's political crisis through dialogue remained open and he was ready for anything, even relinquishing power.

    Three senior U.S. officials including top Latin America diplomat Thomas Shannon will visit Honduras on Wednesday in a bid to end the country's political crisis.

    Zelaya, who was forced into exile and is hiding in the Brazilian embassy in the Honduran capital, told his supporters on Sunday that he expected an agreement would be reached soon.