OAS statement on the Honduras crisis

[Carlos A. Afonso]

Sorry, folks, since need for more information was raised, here is the
latest statement from OAS/OEA regarding the Honduran coup. No, I do not
like OAS (not even the USA likes it anymore), but it is still a major
governmental forum today in the region.

fraternal regards

--c.a.

STATEMENT BY THE CHAIR OF THE PERMANENT COUNCIL AND THE SECRETARY
GENERAL OF THE OAS REGARDING HONDURAS

September 28, 2009


The Chair of the Permanent Council and the Secretary General of the
Organization of American States, after hearing of the latest decisions
regarding the exercise of constitutional guarantees in Honduras, shall
continue to examine developments in the political crisis in that country.

With respect to the situation of the Embassy of Brazil, they demand
respect for the inviolability of that diplomatic mission and for the
privileges and immunities of its staff, in accordance with international
law, a principle to which there can be no exception.

With respect to the situation of the Embassies of Argentina, Mexico,
Venezuela, and Spain, they also call for respect for the diplomatic
status of those missions and the privileges and immunities of their staff.

They point out that any violation of those principles of international
law severely affects hemispheric coexistence and calls for joint action
by the international community.

Ambassador Pedro Oyarce and Secretary General Insulza deplore the
decision by the de facto authorities to prevent the entry into Honduras
of the delegation of high-level officials from the Organization of
American States (OAS) who were going there to prepare for the visit to
that country of a mission comprising the Ministers of Foreign Affairs
and the Secretary General.  They regret the treatment received by those
international officials and trust that it will not happen again.

They reaffirm their decision to continue making every effort to seek a
peaceful solution to the Honduran crisis; the reinstatement of President
José Manuel Zelaya Rosales; dialogue and national reconciliation; and
the restoration of the democratic order.

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Carlos A. Afonso
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