Zelaya issues ultimatum to Honduran coup leaders [View All]

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Source: AFP

Ousted Honduran leader Manuel Zelaya has warned the interim government that deposed him in a coup it must relinquish power within the week or face unspecified repercussions.

"We are giving an ultimatum to the coup regime that by our next meeting at the latest, to be held this week in San Jose, Costa Rica, they comply with the mandates expressed by international organizations and the constitution of Honduras" demanding his immediate restitution, Zelaya told reporters Monday at the Honduran embassy in Nicaragua's capital Managua.

Mediation efforts initiated last week in San Jose "will be considered a failure" and "we will proceed with other measures," he added, if interim leader Roberto Micheletti and his two-week-old administration continue to delay Zelaya's return to the helm of the Honduran government.

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Washington reiterated its support for Zelaya, calling for a return to democratic order in his country and backing the dialogue between representatives dispatched by the rival Honduran leaders.

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