Ousted Honduran President Zelaya seeks international support

Tue, 07/07/2009 - 13:04
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The deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya arrived in Washington Tuesday to meet with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.  Unlike most Latin American and European countries, the US still has not recalled their ambassador from Honduras nor cut aid, which US law requires in the case of a coup.
However, President Obama today said that he supports Zelaya´s return to power  because the United States supports the principle that people should choose their own leaders, even if  “we don´t agree with them.”
Zelaya has been met with more enthusiasm in Latin American countries with left wing or socialist governments.  On Monday the ousted president was in Nicaragua. FSRN´s Nan McCurdy reports.

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