Arias Positive
On A Quick Solution To The Honduras Crisis;
Agreement Possible Within 48 Hours
Costa Rican president, Oscar Arias, said
yesterday that he expects an agreement to be
reached between ousted Honduran President
Manuel Zelaya and post-coup leader Roberto
Micheletti, during their meeting today at
his private home in Rohrmoser (San José).
Zelaya arrived in Costa Rica last night,
Roberto Micheletti is expected to arrive
this morning (Thursday). However, early this
morning there was no official notice that he
would be actually attending the meeting.
Arias is confident that a solution can be
worked out in 48 hours, enough time to reach
an agreement if each side is disposed of
accept the other's opinion.
"The crisis can be solved in two days, but
it also could be that not even in two months
can we find solutions," said Arias.
Though Arias recognizes Zelaya as the
elected president of Honduras, he said
Zelaya and Micheletti will be treated in the
same way and none of them will have
disadvantage in the negotiation.
Meanwhile, Zelaya has said that he will not
accept anything but his restitution as
president, while Micheletti has said that he
will not accept the return of Zelaya to
power.
"I know that the positions from both sides
are very distant, but that is why we are
going to sit down in a table, to dialogue,"
Arias said.
For residents of Rohrmoser, the posh west
end suburb of San Jose, the Boulevard will
be completely closed in the immediate area
of the Arias home and traffic controlled for
several other blocks.
The Arias home has been host to many foreign
dignitaries and celebrities that include Mel
Gibson and the Saudi Arabian Prince Al-Waleed
bin Talal. |
