Oscar Arias Calling For Both Sides In Honduras Conflict To Return To Dialogue; Keep The Conflict Within Its Borders
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009
Costa Rican president and mediator to the Honduras crisis, Oscar Arias, noted the need to prevent the fight between Manuel Zelaya and Roberto Micheletti to trigger an international political conflict.
“It (the conflict) has to be kept within the borders of Honduras and that means back to dialogue within the San José accord. If not, what is left? Nothing”, said Arias who fears that since there is no plan B, the situation will escalate to more violence and bloodshed, that will certainly be harder to extinguish.
Arias on Monday saw the return of Zelaya to Tegucigalpa together with United States Secretary of State, Hilary Clinton, while visiting Washington.
Zelaya is in the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa, while the government of Roberto Micheletti is asking the government of Brazil to hand him over to face criminal charges.
A curfew was established until 6pm today and a 3 kilometre wide security ring has been placed around the embassy as police and military clashed with Zelaya supporters.
Reports indicate a number of police officers were injured during the confrontation and hundreds of Honduras detained for being disorderly. There is a strong possibility that the Honduras military may storm the embassy since Zelaya has not asked for or granted asylum.
A report from an Associated Press reported inside the Brazilian embassy says that water, electrical and telephone services have been cut to the embassy and that it is now running on power by a diesel generator.
Arias has not, nor will he give up on the possibility of the parties returning to dialogue, speaking this morning with Carlos Lopéz, the Micheletti appointed chancellor of the need to return to the table and the need to compromise. (more…)
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