U.S. (Belatedly) Changes Course on Zelaya, Chávez Stays Quiet
According to el Heraldo, an Honduran newspaper, Lewis Amselem, U.S. Ambassador to the OAS, stated that the accord does not require the immediate reinstatement of Zelaya, and both parties were aware of that when the accord was signed on October 30. At least the U.S. appears to be maintaining a consistent position, for now.
The former presidents of Guatemala, Alvaro Arzu, and El Salvador, Alfredo Cristiani, will participate as observers in the elections.
However, OAS Secretary General Insulza said today that is “difficult for the parties [to] resume dialogue in Honduras and said the organization can not ‘even consider’ sending an observer mission for the elections on 29 November. . . . ‘The decision regarding our election observation is one thing that we could not even consider (…). From the political point of view there is no condition to send an electoral mission to Honduras.’”
