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Honduran rulers insist Zelaya cannot be president
Fri Jul 31, 2009 12:41am EDT
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TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - The de facto Honduran government insisted Thursday that it would not allow ousted President Manuel Zelaya to return to office, dampening hopes of a deal to end a political crisis after last month's coup.
Roberto Micheletti, named president by Congress after Zelaya was toppled in the June 28 coup, said he was open to dialogue to resolve the crisis but would not accept Zelaya back in power, as mediators are asking.
"I've clearly said it before and I say it again, if there is a solution where I have to step down I will do it willingly, but I cannot allow Zelaya to return as president," Micheletti told reporters.
Rafael Pineda, who as minister of the presidency is No. 2 in the de facto government, told Reuters the administration was "firm, unchangeable" against Zelaya's return to power.
In neighboring Nicaragua, the exiled Zelaya asked a U.S. delegation to step up measures against the coup leaders and vowed to take his case to the International Criminal Court.
With mediator Costa Rica's efforts making little progress, Micheletti invited Enrique Iglesias, former Inter-American Development Bank head, to come to Honduras as a special envoy to try and rekindle negotiations.
The coup leaders are under pressure from Washington to reinstate Zelaya, and a source close to the de facto government said Micheletti might consider letting Zelaya back if there were assurances he would not try to derail democracy.
But Micheletti said Thursday that if Zelaya came back it would be to face trial.
Zelaya incited profound criticism while in office by allying with Venezuela's firebrand President Hugo Chavez and pushing to allow presidential re-election.
"If he wants to retake control of the government, not under any circumstance," Micheletti said.
CRISIS REACTION IN THE U.S.
Central America's most serious political crisis in nearly two decades has created a test for U.S. President Barack Obama as he tries to define his relationship with the region.
Obama has been pressured by Republican senators who want him to clarify his policy toward Honduras. Republican Senator Jim DeMint has threatened to delay a Senate vote on a nomination for a key State Department post for Latin America because of U.S. support for leftist Zelaya.
Washington has revoked diplomatic visas for four members of Micheletti's administration to pressure it to reverse the coup, which has been condemned by Latin American governments and the U.N. General Assembly. International loans and U.S. military aid have also been frozen.
Pineda said the de facto government would hold out until a November presidential election if talks do not produce a deal. Continued...
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