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Colombia Reiterates Support To Ousted Honduran
President
Bogota - Colombia reiterated its support to ousted
Honduran President Manuel Zelaya on Wednesday,
calling him the only "constitutional president of
the Republic of Honduras."
In a foreign ministry statement, the Colombian
government demanded an "immediate, definite and
unconditional" restoration of the constitutional
power to the president.
The Colombian government also called for respect for
Zelaya's return to Honduras.
Colombia, together with other Andean countries like
Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador and Nicaragua, opposes
the overthrow of the president, the statement said.
Earlier in the day, Zelaya said he would postpone
his plan to return to Honduras after the
Organization of American States (OAS) gave the
country a 72-hour ultimatum to restore his power as
president. He had said to return to Honduras on
Thursday.
Honduran soldiers stormed the presidential palace
and flew Zelaya into exile in Costa Rica early
Sunday. Later, the country's legislature voted to
appoint Roberto Micheletti, head of the legislature,
as acting president to serve out Zelaya's term,
which ends in January.
The United Nations, the OAS and many other countries
have condemned the military uprising and refused to
recognize Micheletti's government.
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