Official Communication from the Honduran Government on Dec. 10, 2009, on the granting of asylum to Jose Manuel Zelaya Rosales: English interpretation: (Spanish follows) SECRETARY OF FOREIGN RELATIONS THE REPUBLIC OF HONDURAS COMMUNICATION The Secretary of Foreign Relations national opinion and international communication: 1. On this date at the initiative of Jose Manuel Zelaya Rosales, […]
QUESTION: On Honduras, Zelaya is trying to leave the country and that’s been delayed. Does the U.S. have a view on whether he should go or not? Does it make national reconciliation more difficult? MR. CROWLEY: Well, I mean, our view is that Honduras should fulfill the Tegucigalpa-San Jose Accords, which obviously involves a transition […]
In an interesting move, the Honduran Military has practically vacated the Brazilian Embassy in Tegucigalpa. There are no police in sight either. All barricades have been removed, except for those that remain just 40 meters in front of the embassy.
The resistance leader, Juan Barahona, said they will fight from now forward for the installation of a National Constituent Assembly, and have abandoned the fight to have former president Manuel Zelaya returned to office. The so-called National Resistance Front gathered at the headquarters of the Union of Industry Workers and Allied Beverage (STIBYS) with its […]
“We’re disappointed by this decision since the United States had hoped the Congress would have approved his return,” so said Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Arturo Valenzuela. “The United States will continue to work with Honduran and international partners to help fulfill our overarching goal of supporting the restoration of democratic and […]