HONDURAS: Ibero-American Summit Divided Over Recognition.

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The Ibero-American summit of 22 countries began in Estoril, Portugal, with division over the Honduras election. "What is at stake is whether we validate or not a new methodology of coups d'etat," said Argentine Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana, whose country was seeking a rejection of the elections along with Bolivia, Cuba, Brasil, Spain, Venezuela, Ecuador, Paraguay, Guatemala and Chile. But Panamanian Foreign Minister Juan Carlos Varela said "(The coup) was six months ago, and we need to look to the future of 6 million Hondurans." Peru and Costa Rica are said to agree with the U.S., which has said it will recognize the elections.