UN chief encouraged by deal resolving political crisis in Honduras
UN chief encouraged by deal resolving political crisis in Honduras
10:51, October 31, 2009 
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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday said that he is encouraged by news that an agreement has been reached to resolve the political crisis in Honduras that began when President Jose Manuel Zelaya was ousted from power in June.
The secretary-general "hopes Honduras is now on the path to the full restoration of democratic, constitutional rule," his spokesperson Michele Montas said in a statement.
The deal between Zelaya, overthrown in a June 28 coup d'etat which was condemned by the secretary-general and other top United Nations officials, and the de facto authorities was reached on Thursday night in Honduran capital Tegucigalpa.
According to media reports, that deal would allow the deposed president to return to office.
Earlier this month, Navi Pillay, the UN high commissioner for human rights, dispatched a team to Honduras on a three-week mission to look into violations of rights in the wake of the June coup.
Source: Xinhua
The secretary-general "hopes Honduras is now on the path to the full restoration of democratic, constitutional rule," his spokesperson Michele Montas said in a statement.
The deal between Zelaya, overthrown in a June 28 coup d'etat which was condemned by the secretary-general and other top United Nations officials, and the de facto authorities was reached on Thursday night in Honduran capital Tegucigalpa.
According to media reports, that deal would allow the deposed president to return to office.
Earlier this month, Navi Pillay, the UN high commissioner for human rights, dispatched a team to Honduras on a three-week mission to look into violations of rights in the wake of the June coup.
Source: Xinhua
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