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“It is time for the hemisphere as a whole to move forward and welcome Honduras back into the inter-American community,” announced Hillary Clinton at the OAS general assembly in Lima.

Ms. Clinton said the region saw Honduras elect Lobo in “free and fair elections” and “fulfill his obligations under the Tegucigalpa-San Jose accords.” She also reminded the group that Lobo has formed a national reconciliation government and a truth commission to look into former events.

33 OAS member countries agreed on creating a group of experts to study the conditions needed to return Honduras to the pan-American body, according to Peruvian Foreign Minister, Jose Antonio Garcia Belaunde. Mr. Belaunde said the group will have until July 31st to present its conclusions.

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Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary General, Jose Miguel Insulza, praised the new government in Honduras for taking steps to improve the country’s situation.

Insulza was speaking at the opening of the 40th OAS general assembly in Peru, in which Honduras’ readmission to the group is hoped to be discussed. The theme for this year’s meeting is ‘Peace, Security and Cooperation’.

OAS was created on April 30, 1948, in Bogota, Colombia. Former Chilean interior minister Insulza has been the organization’s secretary general since 2005.

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Though it may not be on the agenda, there may be debate over US-backed efforts to readmit Honduras to the OAS following its suspension in June last year over the coup that toppled president Manuel Zelaya.

OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza said Honduras will come up in a free session on Monday but a Peruvian government source said some states prefer to avoid such debate for fear it could degenerate into an ideological row.

For many Latin American countries, Honduras cannot return to the OAS unless Zelaya is allowed to return peacefully from exile, according to Insulza.

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