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Business owners hope that the tentative deal returning Zelaya to office in January will restore normal activity.
Showing posts with label Roberto Micheletti. Show all posts
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02 November 2009
30 October 2009
HONDURAS: Zelaya/Micheletti To Let Congress Decide On Return.
BLOOMBERG/
Acting Honduran President Roberto Micheletti will allow Congress to decide if ousted President Manuel Zelaya can return to power.
Under the agreement, Congress would have the final say on Zelaya’s restitution, though not before considering the opinion of the Supreme Court.
“This is the beginning of the process of reinstating democracy,” Zelaya told reporters.
Acting Honduran President Roberto Micheletti will allow Congress to decide if ousted President Manuel Zelaya can return to power.
Under the agreement, Congress would have the final say on Zelaya’s restitution, though not before considering the opinion of the Supreme Court.
“This is the beginning of the process of reinstating democracy,” Zelaya told reporters.
08 October 2009
Hardliners And Lobbyists Muddy US/Honduras Policy.
NYTIMES/
A campaign to lobby for the defacto Honduran government has cost at least $400,000 so far, according to lobbying registration records, and involved law firms and public relations agencies with close ties to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Senator John McCain.
"It has also drawn support from several former high-ranking officials who were responsible for setting United States policy in Central America in the 1980s and ’90s, when the region was struggling to break with the military dictatorships and guerrilla insurgencies that defined the cold war. Two decades later, those former officials — including Otto Reich, Roger Noriega and Daniel W. Fisk — view Honduras as the principal battleground in a proxy fight with Cuba and Venezuela, which they characterize as threats to stability in the region in language similar to that once used to describe the designs of the Soviet Union."
A campaign to lobby for the defacto Honduran government has cost at least $400,000 so far, according to lobbying registration records, and involved law firms and public relations agencies with close ties to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Senator John McCain.
"It has also drawn support from several former high-ranking officials who were responsible for setting United States policy in Central America in the 1980s and ’90s, when the region was struggling to break with the military dictatorships and guerrilla insurgencies that defined the cold war. Two decades later, those former officials — including Otto Reich, Roger Noriega and Daniel W. Fisk — view Honduras as the principal battleground in a proxy fight with Cuba and Venezuela, which they characterize as threats to stability in the region in language similar to that once used to describe the designs of the Soviet Union."
29 September 2009
Honduras Backs Down...Will Restore Civil Liberties.
AP VIA GOOGLE NEWS/
"Honduras' interim president promised to restore civil liberties and allow an Organization of American States mediation team into the country, quickly backpedalling from tough measures amid criticism from his own allies that he had gone too far in his fight to stay in power.
Roberto Micheletti's decision Monday to reverse an emergency decree declared a day earlier reflected the largest public show of dissent within the ranks of his supporters to date. Some conservatives feared the decree would endanger the Nov. 29 presidential election, which they consider Honduras' best hope for regaining international recognition."
"Honduras' interim president promised to restore civil liberties and allow an Organization of American States mediation team into the country, quickly backpedalling from tough measures amid criticism from his own allies that he had gone too far in his fight to stay in power.
Roberto Micheletti's decision Monday to reverse an emergency decree declared a day earlier reflected the largest public show of dissent within the ranks of his supporters to date. Some conservatives feared the decree would endanger the Nov. 29 presidential election, which they consider Honduras' best hope for regaining international recognition."
27 September 2009
Three Months Plus In Honduran Stand-off...Means Takeout And Talking Only.
NYTIMES/Lengthy Summary of Stalemate Status/
"It was initially thought that Mr. Zelaya’s surprise return to the country on Monday might force a quick settlement. World leaders, riveted by the daring entrance, would redouble their efforts. Hondurans, massing in the streets, would ratchet up the pressure. The de facto government would wilt under all the pressure and restore Mr. Zelaya to his former perch.
But nearly a week later, little had changed. World leaders reverted their gaze to Iran and other crises, the street protests were largely contained, and while Mr. Zelaya and the man who replaced him, Roberto Micheletti, talked about talking, they had not yet done so, at least directly.
“There’s a lot of noise around the margins that did not exist a week ago,” said Christopher Sabatini, senior director of policy at the Council of the Americas. “But whether it affects the nub of the problem is unclear. This stalemate operates according to its own logic, or lack of logic.”
"It was initially thought that Mr. Zelaya’s surprise return to the country on Monday might force a quick settlement. World leaders, riveted by the daring entrance, would redouble their efforts. Hondurans, massing in the streets, would ratchet up the pressure. The de facto government would wilt under all the pressure and restore Mr. Zelaya to his former perch.
But nearly a week later, little had changed. World leaders reverted their gaze to Iran and other crises, the street protests were largely contained, and while Mr. Zelaya and the man who replaced him, Roberto Micheletti, talked about talking, they had not yet done so, at least directly.
“There’s a lot of noise around the margins that did not exist a week ago,” said Christopher Sabatini, senior director of policy at the Council of the Americas. “But whether it affects the nub of the problem is unclear. This stalemate operates according to its own logic, or lack of logic.”
Lula Rejects Honduran Ultimatum Over Zelaya's Fate.
REUTERS/
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula Silva rejected a 10-day ultimatum to decide Zelaya's fate and demanded an apology from Honduras' de facto leader Roberto Micheletti, who issued a harsh statement late on Saturday warning that his government would be forced to take action if Brazil does not define Zelaya's status soon.
"Brazil will not comply with an ultimatum from a government of coup mongers," Lula told reporters at a summit in Venezuela, adding that international law ensures the sovereignty of its embassy in Tegucigalpa, the Honduran capital.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula Silva rejected a 10-day ultimatum to decide Zelaya's fate and demanded an apology from Honduras' de facto leader Roberto Micheletti, who issued a harsh statement late on Saturday warning that his government would be forced to take action if Brazil does not define Zelaya's status soon.
"Brazil will not comply with an ultimatum from a government of coup mongers," Lula told reporters at a summit in Venezuela, adding that international law ensures the sovereignty of its embassy in Tegucigalpa, the Honduran capital.
24 September 2009
Honduran Economy Almost Dead During Stalemate and Zelaya Return.
BLOOMBERG/
Zelaya's unexpected return and the subsequent curfew has cost the nation $50 million a day, said a member of the Council of Latin America. Honduras with a $14.1 billion economy has lost as much as $200 million in investment since the military ousted Zelaya from office June 28.
Zelaya's unexpected return and the subsequent curfew has cost the nation $50 million a day, said a member of the Council of Latin America. Honduras with a $14.1 billion economy has lost as much as $200 million in investment since the military ousted Zelaya from office June 28.
23 September 2009
The Honduran Mystery... How Did Zelaya Sneak Into Country?
NYTIMES/
"Various reports have emerged of Zelaya’s convoluted journey, which may have involved the help of other countries. After initially insisting that Zelaya was not in Honduras at all but was in a luxury hotel in Nicaragua, Micheletti said he had learned that the ousted leader had gone through various Central American countries, apparently in an effort to disguise his movements, before entering Honduras."
"Various reports have emerged of Zelaya’s convoluted journey, which may have involved the help of other countries. After initially insisting that Zelaya was not in Honduras at all but was in a luxury hotel in Nicaragua, Micheletti said he had learned that the ousted leader had gone through various Central American countries, apparently in an effort to disguise his movements, before entering Honduras."
18 August 2009
Acting Honduran Leader Admits Error In Exiling President.
BLOOMBERG.
"Acting Honduran President Roberto Micheletti said it was a mistake to force deposed leader Manuel Zelaya into exile, a admission that may help revive talks aimed at ending weeks of political crisis and international isolation.
“There was an error by a certain sector,” Micheletti, 66, said yesterday in an interview in Tegucigalpa. “It wasn’t correct. We have to punish whoever allowed that to happen. The rest was framed within what the constitution requires.” "
"Acting Honduran President Roberto Micheletti said it was a mistake to force deposed leader Manuel Zelaya into exile, a admission that may help revive talks aimed at ending weeks of political crisis and international isolation.
“There was an error by a certain sector,” Micheletti, 66, said yesterday in an interview in Tegucigalpa. “It wasn’t correct. We have to punish whoever allowed that to happen. The rest was framed within what the constitution requires.” "
28 July 2009
29 June 2009
Latin American Leaders Summit to Discuss Honduran Coup
Latin American leaders will meet in Nicaragua to discuss restoring ousted Honduran President Zelaya.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601086&sid=a0ouCv_hofIg
Meanwhile... newly appointed Honduran leader Roberto Micheletti insisted his nation would resist outside pressure... to reinstate ousted president Manuel Zelaya.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/29/manuel-zelaya-roberto-mic_n_222126.html
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601086&sid=a0ouCv_hofIg
Meanwhile... newly appointed Honduran leader Roberto Micheletti insisted his nation would resist outside pressure... to reinstate ousted president Manuel Zelaya.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/29/manuel-zelaya-roberto-mic_n_222126.html
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