Honduran Leaders Will Reopen Talks

Micheletti agrees to open dialogue with ousted president

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Sep 25, 2009 1:31 PM CDT

(Newser) – The ousted president and acting president of Honduras have agreed to reopen dialogue after the recently returned Manuel Zelaya announced he would accept the results of a November election. Zelaya and Roberto Micheletti held separate meetings with four presidential candidates yesterday and may meet face to face soon, according to one candidate. Micheletti had insisted Zelaya agree to honor the November vote as a precondition to talks.

“I see in Roberto Micheletti and Manuel Zelaya the political will to restart dialogue and sit down at the table,” said one candidate, according to Bloomberg. The UN, meanwhile, will hold an emergency session today to discuss the situation in Honduras.

Journalists stand by Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya, center wearing hat, as he meets with presidential candidates in the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

Manuel Zelaya, right, speaks with Elvin Santos, presidential candidate of the Liberal Party, before meeting with two presidential candidates in the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa, Thursday. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

Manuel Zelaya, right, shakes hands with presidential candidate from the National Party, Porfirio Lobo, before a meeting with two presidential candidates in Brazil's embassy in Tegucigalpa, Thursday. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

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I_hate_to_say

Sep 26, 2009 8:33 AM CDT

The above links are to the following: (1) Council on Foreign Relations; (2) 2008 factual background piece; (3) Anti-Zelaya piece in Slate; (4) Pro-Zelaya piece frorn grassrootsonline.org.

I_hate_to_say

Sep 26, 2009 8:27 AM CDT

http://www.cfr.org/publication... and http://www.coha.org/honduras-z.../ and http://www.slate.com/id/222224.../ and http://www.grassrootsonline.or...

I_hate_to_say

Sep 26, 2009 7:38 AM CDT

So the rest of the world is clueless, including the entire OAS, but our sages here know the issue inside and out and believe the Honduran constitution and international law were not violated. This should take about 5 rnintutes on Google to settle. Let rne be the first to post a link.

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