Honduras regime breaks ties with Argentina



TEGUCIGALPA - Interim leaders in Honduras who backed the June 28 ouster of President Manuel Zelaya on Tuesday broke off diplomatic ties with Argentina, which has strongly pushed for the return of the deposed leader.
Argentina's foreign minister responded in Mexico that his country's diplomats had no plans to leave their embassy in Honduras.
The de facto leaders said in a statement that they were breaking off relations on the basis of "strict reciprocity" after Argentina last week expelled the Honduran ambassador over her support for the military coup.



Honduras regime breaks ties with Argentina
Diplomatic relations would now pass through the Israeli embassy in Argentina, the statement said.
Argentina last Thursday expelled the Honduran ambassador to Buenos Aires, Carmen Eleonora Ortez Williams. Argentina's President Cristina Kirchner has been among the staunchest defenders of Zelaya's right to return to power.
Argentine Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana said in Mexico Tuesday that the country's embassy staff had no plans to leave the Honduran capital.
"Argentina's diplomatic staff is in Tegucigalpa and they don't have a (leaving) date at all," Taiana said.
Taiana -- part of a delegation from the Organization of American States (OAS) due to travel shortly to Honduras -- earlier told AFP that other countries should do more to help resolve the political crisis and return Zelaya to power in Honduras.
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Wednesday, August 19th 2009
AFP
           


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