Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya met the US mission led by ambassador Hugo Llorens on Thursday, trying to seek a solution to the political crisis produced by the coup of June 28 in Honduras.
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Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya (C) and US ambassador to Honduras Hugo Llorens (2nd R) and other ambassadors pose for a picture at Honduran embassy to Nicaragua in Managua, capital of Nicaragua, July 30, 2009. Zelaya returned to Managua Thursday to meet with Hugo Llorens, discussing about the issue of Honduran current situation. [Jairo Cajina/Xinhua]? |
After the meeting which was held in Honduran embassy in Managua, located in Las Colinas district, south of Tegucigalpa, Llorens said it was "a pleasure to see again President Manuel Zelaya, who as you know, is the government that the US recognizes."
Llorens said "the meeting was a chance to discuss the political scene and the way the international community is working to restore the democracy in Honduras."
To the moment Zelaya have not talked about his meeting with the US mission.
While Zelaya and the US mission were meeting, in Honduras the army repressed the protesters demanding the return of power to Zelaya.
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Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya (L) and US ambassador to Honduras Hugo Llorens pose for a picture at Honduran embassy to Nicaragua in Managua, capital of Nicaragua, July 30, 2009.[Xinhua] |
On Thursday, Zelaya also announced the creation of a people's army of pacific resistance which will start to be trained and educated to prepare the democracy's return to Honduras.
(Xinhua News Agency July 31, 2009)