OSCAR ARIAS:"Maybe things will get worse"
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El presidente de Costa Rica, Óscar Arias, instó a ambas partes del conflicto en Honduras a reiniciar el diálogo. The president of Costa Rica, Óscar Arias Sánchez, urged both parties to the conflict in Honduras to restart the dialogue.
Arias dijo que esto debería ocurrir en la capital de su país, San José, ya que, según él, en Tegucigalpa es imposible. Arias said that this should happen in the national capital, San José, as he claims in Tegucigalpa is impossible. El mandatario costarricense y Premio Nobel de la Paz señaló que, en Honduras, "tal vez las cosas tengan que empeorar para que puedan mejorarse". Costa Rican President and Nobel Peace Prize said that in Honduras, "perhaps things have got worse so they can improve."
See his remarks in this video from BBC World.
"The fact is, Zelaya is there. . . . We have to now try to take advantage of the facts as we find them," said one U.S. official, speaking on the condition of anonymity.
Tensions Rise In Honduras Over Coup
Violence Feared as Ousted President And De Facto Leader Refuse to Buckle
A supporter of Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya throws a stone during clashes with riot police outside the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009. Police fired tear gas at thousands of demonstrators Tuesday morning, chasing them away from the Brazilian embassy where their deposed president who snuck back into the country remains holed up, avoiding threatened arrest.(AP Photo/Fernando Antonio) (Fernando Antonio - AP)
Honduras army soldiers take position around the wall of the Brazilian embassy where ousted President Manuel Zelaya has taken refuge in Tegucigalpa, Tuesday, Sept 22, 2009. Baton-wielding police fired tear gas at thousands of demonstrators Tuesday morning, chasing them away from the Brazilian embassy where their deposed president who snuck back into the country remains holed up, avoiding threatened arrest.(AP Photo/Esteban Felix) (Esteban Felix - AP)
Riot police clash with supporters of Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya in front of the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa, Tuesday, Sept 22, 2009. Baton-wielding police fired tear gas at thousands of demonstrators Tuesday morning, chasing them away from the Brazilian embassy where their deposed president who snuck back into the country remains holed up, avoiding threatened arrest.(AP Photo/Esteban Felix) (Esteban Felix - AP)
Supporters of Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya rest in the Brazil's embassy in Tegucigalpa, Tuesday, Sept 22, 2009. Police fired tear gas at thousands of demonstrators Tuesday morning, chasing them away from the Brazilian embassy where their deposed president who snuck back into the country remains holed up, avoiding threatened arrest. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix) (Esteban Felix - AP)
A riot police officer walks in front of the Brazilian embassy where Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya has taken refuge in Tegucigalpa, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009. Honduras' airports and borders were closed Tuesday, while baton-wielding police fired tear gas to chase thousands of demonstrators away from the embassy where Zelaya is holed up to avoid arrest. The graffiti on the wall reads in Spanish "The time of your death has arrived, you miserable coup makers". (AP Photo/Esteban Felix) (Esteban Felix - AP)
Supporters of Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya run from tear gas fired by riot police during clashes near the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa, Tuesday, Sept 22, 2009. Baton-wielding police fired tear gas at thousands of demonstrators Tuesday morning, chasing them away from the Brazilian embassy where their deposed president who snuck back into the country remains holed up, avoiding threatened arrest.(AP Photo/Fernando Antonio) (Fernando Antonio - AP)
Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya speaks on a cell phone next to his wife Xiomara Castro de Zelaya, front, at the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009. Just one day since the daring return of deposed President Manuel Zelaya, the interim leaders who overthrew him again struck back at Hondurans who have challenged their rule since their June 28 coup. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix) (Esteban Felix - AP)
Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya speaks on a cell phone at the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009. Just one day since the daring return of deposed President Manuel Zelaya, the interim leaders who overthrew him again struck back at Hondurans who have challenged their rule since their June 28 coup. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix) (Esteban Felix - AP)
A riot police officer shoots tear gas during clashes with supporters of Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya outside the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009. Baton-wielding police fired tear gas at thousands of demonstrators Tuesday morning, chasing them away from the Brazilian embassy where their deposed president who snuck back into the country remains holed up, avoiding threatened arrest. (AP Photo/Fernando Antonio) (Fernando Antonio - AP)
The de facto president, Roberto Micheletti, said in an interview that he would not cede his office to Manuel Zelaya, the president who was ousted because of what the country's Supreme Court viewed as his efforts to stay in power beyond the one-term limit. Zelaya is now holed up in the Brazilian Embassy.
Still, as U.S. and Latin American diplomats worked feverishly to defuse the crisis, the de facto president acknowledged that unofficial contacts had been established between his side and the Zelaya camp.
"We are content this is going on," Micheletti said from the Honduran capital, Tegucigalpa. He said, however, that he would not accept "impositions" from those close to Zelaya.
The coup in small, impoverished Honduras has brought unified condemnation from a hemisphere determined to prevent a return to the military takeovers of the past. But Honduras's neighbors -- and its most important trading partner, the United States -- have appeared impotent in the face of the crisis.
On Tuesday, Honduran soldiers used truncheons, water cannons and tear gas to disperse thousands of Zelaya supporters outside the Brazilian Embassy in Tegucigalpa, according to news reports from the country. Zelaya, who was inside with about 70 friends and relatives, told reporters, "We are ready to risk everything, to sacrifice."
He had suddenly appeared in the capital a day earlier, after a secret 15-hour trip through the country. Police and soldiers quickly swarmed the area around the embassy, raising fears of violence.
"Given the reports we have received, and the poor track record of the security forces since the coup, we fear that conditions could deteriorate drastically in the coming days," Jos? Miguel Vivanco, the Americas director at Human Rights Watch, said in a statement.
"The fact is, Zelaya is there. . . . We have to now try to take advantage of the facts as we find them," said one U.S. official, speaking on the condition of anonymity. He said that the United States and other governments were urging talks between Zelaya and Micheletti and that there were "initial feelers" between the two sides.
Asked if he was willing to negotiate with Zelaya, Micheletti said in the interview that he would impose conditions: "We want to hear from Mr. Zelaya first, before negotiations, that he's ready to accept the elections on the 29th of November, that he's ready to support the next government."
Zelaya has said he will not recognize the presidential election unless he is allowed to return to power, as envisioned under the "San Jose accord," which was brokered in U.S.-backed talks this summer in Costa Rica's capital. Under the pact, Zelaya would be allowed to conclude his term as scheduled in January, but his powers would be reduced and the election would be moved up by a month. Zelaya has said he is willing to sign the accord, but Micheletti has refrained.
The de facto leader said he did not trust that Zelaya would leave office as scheduled. He also said officials had discovered numerous cases of corruption linked with Zelaya. Under the San Jose accord, amnesty would be granted to people on both sides for political crimes.
But Micheletti made clear he did not envision amnesty for Zelaya.
"We have laws in the country. If he presents himself to the authorities, the courts, I think he's going to have a fair trial," Micheletti said.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/22/AR2009092200279.html?hpid=sec-world
OAS Chief Puts off Trip to Honduras
Washington - General Secretary of the Organization of American States Jose Miguel Insulza will put off a trip to Honduras in the wake of a de facto government's decision to close the country's airports.
The putschists' decision was in response to constitutional President Manuel Zelaya's return home on Monday.
During a permanent OAS council on Monday, Insulza expressed his readiness to travel immediately to Honduras in order to contribute to solve the political crisis triggered by the coup of June 28.
Insulza said today in New York that the de facto government has not expressed its will to talk on Zelaya's return.
The OAS chief said to hope for the return of Zelaya to be "something positive." However, he expressed concern abut the situation in the Brazilian Embassy in Tegucigalpa, where Zelaya is now, because of the pressure by soldiers surrounding the building.
We are worried about the situation in the embassy, people is calling a lot from there, there is a situation of harassment and I wish the de facto government to comply with its obligation to respect a diplomatic mission," Insulza told journalists.
Regarding his trip to Honduras, he said to hope for talks with the de facto authorities as this would contribute "to make the visit more useful."
Lula wants the OAS to intervene
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El presidente de Brasil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, señaló que el secretario general de la Organización de Estados Americanos sería la persona ideal para negociar una salida a la situación política en Honduras.
El mandatario igualmente advirtió espera que los “golpistas no se metan con la embajada brasileña”, donde se encuentra alojado el presidente depuesto de Honduras, Manuel Zelaya.Vea las declaraciones de Lula en este video de BBC Mundo
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