Last Tuesday the de facto president of Congress, José Alfredo Saavedra, announced that Congress would be called to decide on the restitution of Zelaya on Wednesday 2 – that is three days after the elections: …
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On Tuesday US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Craig Kelly was sent to Honduras to try to get Zelaya and Micheletti back at the negotiation table. He left the day after with no results. Congress has still not been called to decide on the restoration of Zeleya. …
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The world was definitely celebrating too early. On Tuesday the so called board of Congress decided to ask for an opinion on the agreement reached last week from the Supreme Court and the attorney general before calling Congress to meet and discuss it. Congress has still not been called – and Supreme Court has not made its opinion known yet: …
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The visit from the US-delegation (Sub-Secretary of State for Latin America Thomas Shannon, National Security Council Advisor on Latin America Dan Restrepo, and Adjunct Secretary of State Craig Kelly), turned out to have an effective influence on Micheletti. The delegation arrived on Wednesday and Thursday night Micheletti announced that he was willing to let congress decide on whether or not Zelaya should return to office. This is the first time Micheletti has opened up for the restitution of Zelaya. Friday morning the two parts signed an agreement which were then handed over to congress for their consideration. The agreement consists in the points already agreed upon in the Guaymuras dialogue plus the possible restitution of Zelaya. USA and OAS are already lifting sanctions and preparing for the composition of missions to observe the elections. …
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