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July 19, 2009

No Agreement on Proposal to End Honduras Crisis
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Little progress has been made in how to end the dispute over a June 28
coup that toppled Honduran President Manuel Zelaya and sent him into
exile 
Milton Jimenez (l), member of the delegation of ousted Honduras'
President Manuel Zelaya, talks to Costa Rica's President Oscar Arias
after negotiations San Jose, Costa Rica, 11 Jul 2009The Honduran crisis
talks in Costa Rica ended late Saturday without reaching an agreement,
but both sides say they will return to the negotiating table Sunday.
Costa Rican President Oscar Arias, who is attempting to mediate a
resolution to the crisis, acknowledged little progress has been made in
how to end the dispute over a June 28 coup that toppled Honduran
President Manuel Zelaya and sent him into exile. Mr. Arias has proposed
the ousted leader return to power to lead a unity government, but both
sides in the crisis have taken issue with the idea. A spokesman for the
government of interim President Roberto Micheletti said Saturday it
would not allow Mr. Zelaya to return to power. And a representative of
Mr. Zelaya was quoted by Reuters as saying he will not take part in a
reconciliation government that includes people involved in his ouster.
Costa Rican President Arias has proposed a seven-point plan that
includes Mr. Zelaya's reinstatement, new presidential elections in
October, and amnesty to all parties involved in Mr. Zelaya's removal
from power. Neither Mr. Zelaya nor Mr. Micheletti was present at
Saturday's talks. From Nicaragua which lies between Honduras and Costa
Rica on the Central American isthmus, Mr. Zelaya said Friday he intends
to return to Tegucigalpa and resume his presidency, with or without any
agreement at the U.S.-backed talks. The deposed leader declined to say
when or how he would return to Honduras, where the interim government
says it will arrest him. Honduran military leaders and Mr. Zelaya's
opponents say he was ousted because he was trying to illegally change
the constitution to extend his time in office. Earlier this month Mr.
Zelaya did attempt to return to Honduras, but his flight was blocked by
the military. At least one person died in subsequent clashes. Mr. Zelaya
has told his supporters th
ey have the right to begin an "insurrection" to force the caretaker
government to return him to power. 

Some information for this report was provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.


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