US must forgo Honduras coup: Ortega
Nicaragua: Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega called on the White
House to hold firm against Honduras coup.
Ortega recalled that after two months as president, Barack Obama
suspended all form of cooperation with the de facto government in
Madagascar.
The least we can expect of Obama is to act with the same firmness
now, he pointed out.
The Sandinista leader told pres that the struggle against the coup
continues, seeking the reestablishment of constitutional order through
the return of President Manuel Zelaya to complete his mandate.
He added that there is no possible negotiation in the case of
Honduras and that in talks with OAS secretary general, Manuel Insulza,
he said that he was not confident that any arrangement could be made
with the perpetrators of the coup and only hopes for restitution of
Zelaya.
He explained that after his visit to Honduras Insulza will return to
Washington to an extraordinary meeting of the OAS today where he will
make a report.
If the authors of the coup abandon their position and re-establish
constitutional order there will be no punishments, Ortega explained but
if there is no solution the regional organization will decide what
sanctions to impose.
Ortega added that he talked with Zelaya after his return from El
Salvador where president Mauricio Funes reiterated his support.
He explained that Zelaya decided to return to his country after
evaluating the important OAS meeting and his participation in that
meeting and later, perhaps on Sunday he will return to Honduras.
Managua, Prensa Latina |
