Obama Calls Honduran
President Lobo For First Time
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Obama Monday
phoned the first time with Honduran
President Lobo to discuss the situation in
Honduras, said the White House.
President Obama commended Lobo for his
"leadership in his first months in office in
promoting national reconciliation and
restoring democratic and constitutional
order in Honduras," said the White House in
a statement.
In their first phone conversation, the two
presidents discussed human rights situation
in Honduras and the importance of Honduras'
reintegration into the Organization of
American States (OAS), according to the
statement.
Lobo claimed victory in a general election
in November last year following a
constitutional crisis, and was sworn in as
president in January.
The crisis was ignited by a military-backed
coup, in which then- president Manuel Zelaya
was ousted and exiled to Costa Rica on June
28. Later that day, Congress Speaker Roberto
Micheletti was sworn in as interim
president. The coup has resulted in a deep
opinion divergence inside the country.
The international community condemned the
coup and urged the post-coup leadership to
restore constitutional order in the country.
The OAS suspended Honduras' membership on
July 4. |
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