CONCERN FOR OBAMA the arrest of the President of Honduras

The U.S. president, Barack Obama, has expressed "deep concern" about the arrest of the President of Honduras, Manuel Zelaya, from the military. "I call on all political and social actors in Honduras to meet democratic standards, the law and the commitments of the Charter inter-American democracy," said the U.S. president in a statement issued by the White House. "Each and every tension existing dispute should be resolved peacefully through a dialogue free from outside interference," added Obama. From Corfu 'foreign ministers of the EU has "strongly condemned" by requesting "urgent release". In a paper published today in Corfu, on the sidelines of the meeting of the OSCE, the 27 Ministers want a quick "return to constitutional normality" in the country centramericano. The Organization of American States (OAS) has announced that it has convened an emergency meeting for the 15th time today (21 in Italy) to analyze the situation of the Organization Honduras.Il President José Miguel Insulza, condemned the "coup d'etat.

"In no way can be accepted a usurper government, absolutely will not be recognized by anyone." These are the words of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, at San Jose 'Costa Rica, where and' was brought after the military coup in Honduras. Zelaya has stated that it had not requested asylum and spoke of seizure by the military. He then gave details dell'assalto the presidential palace in Tegucigalpa: "machine gun have my house, I hope there were no injuries. My guard of honor has resisted for at least twenty minutes, I was awakened by gunfire and screams. I was actually taken away in pajamas, "said Zelaya. The military, he added, have "shot, and I had to protect myself from the blows I have threatened and pointed against the weapons." The President has appealed to his fellow citizens because 'react without violence. Zelaya has called on the other hand to "all sectors" of society to speak out against the coup, stating that it intends to listen to, inter alia, the opinion of the Catholic Church. The authors of the coup d'etat "and will only leave full of shame" from this incident, said Zelaya, who has called for "the immediate return" to the rule of law, "who was raped." Meanwhile, tension came to Tegucigalpa where, according to witnesses, Armored were deployed on the streets. Tear gas were fired on a group of about 500 demonstrators in front of the presidential palace. What is going on in Honduras against President Manuel Zelaya was a "coup d'etat troglodyte" said the president of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, in statements to the network Telesur. The arrest comes after the delicate institutional crisis that had opened following the decision to remove Zelaya of the Chief of Staff of the armed forces, Romeo Vasques: disputed decision by the military, whose reinstatement had been withdrawn on the other requested by the Supreme Court of the Central American country. At the center of the long arm of iron-military president there's a controversial referendum held by Zelaya and planned for today, by which the President shall seek to obtain a constitutional reform that would occur for a second presidential term of four years .

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