Honduras
Confines Venezuelan,
Argentine Diplomats To Embassies
Tegucigalpa - The interim
Honduras government has confined Venezuelan
and Argentine diplomats to their embassies
in the country and threatened to expel them
once they stepped out the gate, the Foreign
Ministry said on Saturday.
The restriction is a result of the
diplomats' refusal to leave Honduras before
the Friday deadline set by the interim
government.
The ministry said in a statement that police
would arrest the diplomats once they left
the embassies and deport them afterwards.
Mario Fortin, adviser with the Honduran
Foreign Ministry, urged the diplomats to
leave the country immediately.
The expulsion order issued on Aug. 18 by the
interim government to demand the departure
of Argentine diplomats was a response to
Argentina's expulsion of Honduran
ambassador.
The Venezuelan government also received such
an ultimatum, but both countries did not
recognize the legitimacy of the post-coup
Honduran regime and rejected its expulsion
order.
On June 28, a military coup ousted President
Zelaya and an interim government led by
Roberto Micheletti was established, causing
massive demonstrations. |
