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July 4, 2009

OAS to Vote on Suspending Honduras
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In apparent show of defiance late Friday, country's new government said
it no longer recognizes OAS charter, is withdrawing from group 
The Organization of American States is meeting Saturday to vote on
suspending Honduras, which has refused its calls to reinstate toppled
President Manuel Zelaya. In an apparent show of defiance late
Friday, the country's new government said it no longer recognizes the
OAS charter and is withdrawing from the group. OAS Secretary-general
Jose Miguel Insulza during news conference in Tegucigalpa, 03 Jul
2009OAS chief Jose
Miguel Insulza flew to Honduras to urge authorities to restore Mr.
Zelaya, but the Honduran Supreme Court told him the decision is
irreversible, and that the leftist leader will be arrested if he
returns home. Mr. Zelaya has said he will attempt to go back to
Honduras on Sunday, and expects to be joined by Insulza, as well as
Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, Ecuadorean
President Rafael Correa and others. Thousands of Hondurans
staged an anti-Zelaya demonstration Friday. Acting President Roberto
Micheletti told the crowd he is the "president of all Honduras."
Zelaya supporters also have continued to hold protests against the coup.
Coup
leaders accuse Mr. Zelaya of treason and abuse of power. Soldiers
forcibly expelled Mr. Zelaya from Honduras June 28, the day he planned
to hold a referendum on a constitutional change that would allow him to
seek another term. The Supreme Court ruled the referendum was illegal.
The
international community has widely condemned the coup. Several
countries, including Spain, Italy and France, have withdrawn their
ambassadors from Honduras. The World Bank also has announced it
is suspending loans to Honduras. The U.S. State Department is
considering freezing aid to the Central American country. Some
information for this report was provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.


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