EU and OAS pull ambassadors from Honduras

[Judi Lynn]

EU and OAS pull ambassadors from Honduras
Posted : Thu, 24 Sep 2009 01:11:16 GMT
By : Lisa Depoorter

New York - The European Union and Organization of American States (OAS) on Wednesday said they would pull their ambassadors out of Honduras. Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos and OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza made the announcement on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

The move was made in support of ousted President Manuel Zelaya, who was forced from office on June 28 but made a surprising return to Honduras on Monday. He is currently holed up in the Brazilian embassy in the Honduran capital.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon earlier Wednesday said the UN was pulling its technical assistance for scheduled November Honduran elections in response to the political crisis.

The de facto regime in Honduras has not been recognized by the international community.

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/286980,eu-and-oas-pull-ambassadors-from-honduras.html

[rabs]

1. Looks like the reporter got it backwards

Thursday, September 24th 2009 - 4:17 am UTC

OAS and EU agree on massive diplomatic effort to solve Honduras crisis

The Organization of American States, OAS, and the European Union agreed Wednesday to send their ambassadors in Honduras back to Tegucigalpa, the city which they left following the June coup that deposed constitutional president Manuel Zelaya.

OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza and Spain’s Foreign Affairs minister Miguel Angel Moratinos made the announcement following a meeting in New York of delegates from South American countries and Madrid representatives acting for the European Union and European Community.

http://en.mercopress.com/2009/09/24/oas-and-eu-agree-on-massive-diplomatic-effort-to-solve-honduras-crisis

[Judi Lynn]

2. Stunning they would publish such a colossal error. Good grief.

I'm not sure I understand their reasoning but I really hope the golpistas won't interpret this move as an endorsement of the coup.

Thanks for putting the RIGHT story out here. There's a world of difference.