Thursday, September 24, 2009

U.N. Security Council to discuss Honduran crisis

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council will meet on Friday to discuss the political crisis in Honduras and the future of ousted President Manuel Zelaya, a U.N. official said on Thursday.
Zelaya was overthrown in a military coup in June. On Monday he returned to his country and took refuge in Brazil's embassy, leading to a tense standoff between supporters and opponents.
This week at the U.N. General Assembly, Brazil had asked the council to meet urgently about the crisis.
A diplomat said the council was not expected to take any formal action to reinstate Zelaya but would hold talks about the crisis.
The United Nations has temporarily suspended cooperation with Honduras' election commission ahead of a presidential election in November, saying conditions were not in place for a credible vote.
(Reporting by Patrick Worsnip; Editing by Anthony Boadle)

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