PANAMA CITY, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- The 25th Ordinary Assembly of the Latin American Parliament (Parlatino) decided on Friday to suspend the Honduran Congress from it, for supporting the coup against ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya.

    Most of the Latin American deputies voted in favor of the suspension, Parlatino Executive Secretary Humberto Pelaez from Columbia said.

    "The suspension measure was approved by 103 votes in favor, three against and seven abstentions," Pelaez told a press conference after the Ordinary Assembly in Panama City.

    Pelaez urged the Honduran congressmen to think over and work to reinstate the constitutional order in their country.

    "This morning I talked with the president of Honduran Congress, Jose Saavedra, to let him know the suspension resolution against his country," Pelaez added.

    The majority of Honduran lawmakers voted on Wednesday against the reinstatement of Zelaya, who was deposed by a military coup on June 28.

Honduras' Zelaya criticizes countries supporting elections

    TEGUCIGALPA, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya on Friday blasted the countries that supported Sunday's general elections in Honduras, saying their approval had "bleached" the coup against him.

    In a letter to leaders of other American countries, Zelaya also condemned President-elect Porfirio Lobo for giving validity to the coup.Full story

Zelaya stresses Honduran Congress cannot depose him

SANTIAGO, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- Honduran ousted President Manuel Zelaya on Thursday stressed that the Honduran Congress could not depose him and regretted it had voted against his restitution.

"The only thing they are calling for is to ratify the coup in Honduras. I am the president elected by the people and the Congress cannot depose me. It's abuse of power, which is not within the limits of their functions and powers," Zelaya said in an interview with Chile's radio station Radio Cooperativa. Full story