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International mediation in Honduras revived at U.N. talks
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UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- International mediation over the fate of ousted Honduran President Jose Manuel Zelaya, currently holed up in the Brazilian Embassy in the capital of Tegucigalpa, received a boost Thursday as U.S., South American and European delegates agreed to push for a fresh initiative to help defuse the crisis.

With the United States working behind the scenes, delegates from the Organization of American States and the European Union announced they would be sending back to the Honduran capital envoys withdrawn in frustration over the impasse.

Honduras's de facto President Roberto Micheletti, who sent Zelaya into exile June 28, also announced he was willing to talk to mediators on the interim government's plans for Zelaya.

It is not clear yet if Micheletti is backtracking on his hard-line position. He has been saying Brazil should grant Zelaya political asylum or hand him over to Honduran authorities, but has also admitted Honduras has lost millions of dollars through diplomatic isolation since the coup.

Tegucigalpa was calm Thursday after rioting and clashes ............