Secretary-General Encouraged by News of Agreement in Honduras Political Crisis

 

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

The Secretary-General is encouraged by news from Tegucigalpa that an agreement was reached last night between President [José Manuel] Zelaya and the de facto authorities in Honduras to resolve the country’s political crisis.  He hopes Honduras is now on the path to the full restoration of democratic, constitutional rule.

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