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Honduran Interim Government Protests Against
Venezuela's "Threats"
Tegucigalpa - The Honduran interim
government on Thursday denounced Venezuela
before the UN Security Council for "threats,
provocations and violation to the
sovereignty."
According to interim Foreign Minister Carlos
Lopez Contreras, the Honduran interim
government on Thursday handed in the protest
to Uganda's UN Ambassador Ruhakana Rugunda,
whose country holds the presidency of the UN
Security Council for July.
Lopez Contreras read a communique condemning
"the threats and provocation act of
Venezuelan President (Hugo Chavez) about the
presidential succession made according to
our internal juridical order."
"The Venezuelan government publicly
threatened on July 1, with the dispatching
of Venezuelan military forces to Honduras,
allegedly with the intention of interfering
in the internal affairs of Honduras."
This is "an open violation of the principles
of sovereignty equality of the states, the
respect to their dignity and sovereignty and
to the non-interference in the internal
affairs," the communique said.
The interim foreign minister also accused
Venezuela of "violating the aerial space of
Honduras on July 5, with a plane with
Venezuela license, piloted by military
pilots," attempting to land at the
international airport of the capital.
On July 5, ousted Honduran President Manuel
Zelaya tried to return to Honduran territory
aboard a Venezuelan plane, together with UN
General Assembly president Miguel D'Escoto,
but Honduran militaries impeded the landing.
Lopez Contreras also mentioned the
irresponsibility from the pilots, since they
were aware of the danger of being downed,
putting on risk their lives and of people
aboard their plane, as well as the lives of
the people on ground.
Zelaya was ousted on June 28 and taken to
Costa Rica. The Honduran Congress then
appointed Roberto Micheletti as president,
who has formed all his cabinet and
government despite the rejection expressed
by the international community. |
