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The National Association of Industrialists (ANDI) in a special event today, conducted a private ceremony to honor President Roberto Micheletti.

In the house of ANDI’s President, Adolfo Facusse, the Honduran President and his wife, Siomara Micheletti, were joined by a group of commanders of the Armed Forces, led by General Romeo Vasquez Velasquez, for the event.

Mr. Facusse said Micheletti is a patriot, and the first hero of Honduras in the XXI century. Faccuse mentioned the difficult time last year when he lived in the U.S. and his visa was revoked for defending democracy in Honduras. Adolfo also said during his speech that Micheletti will go down in both world and Honduras history. 
 


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The head of the Armed Forces (AA FF), Romeo Vasquez, responded yesterday to questions on the charges that were brought against the Honduran military commanders. Vasquez said that, “we submit to justice and believe in the Honduran justice system.”

Questioned about the arguments presented to the court, said he would leave those comments in the hands of their lawyers, because it is a very serious situation they face. However, he clarified that “we have always been trying to protect the lives of Hondurans”.

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The political crisis in Honduras “expanded” the impact of the global recession on Honduras’ economy, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) said Monday.

The Santiago-based ECLAC, said that the unstable political situation in the country had a negative impact on Honduras’ economy, which is highly dependent on external aid.

“Honduras is submerged in a deep political polarization, and strong restrictions on its economic growth are visible, which are the product of the events that occurred in 2009,” the ECLAC said.

From June 28th until Nov. 30th, Honduras lost more than 1.1 billion U.S. dollars in aid, according to the Honduran Social Forum on External Debt and Development.

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