Venezuelan Vice-Foreign Minister for Latin American and the Caribbean Francisco Arias Cárdenas lashed on Tuesday at the United States at the 40th Meeting of the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) for the stance taken by the US government with regard to Honduras, its expenditure in arms and the "deployment" of military bases.
Arias Cárdenas referred to the remarks made by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. During a luncheon behind closed doors, Clinton recommended the heads of delegation "listening to the reasons" of the Honduras government and its president Porfirio Lobo, Efe quoted.
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In the opinion of Arias, such an attempt at "listening to the reasons of coupsters, of those who use power and force to impose their will," glaringly shows how "some purport to make unpunished the last coup d'état against legitimate President Manuel Zelaya."
Honduras was removed from the OAS on July 4, 2009 following a coup against President Zelaya. The issue of Honduras potential return to the OAS has been the focus of the attention at the 40th Meeting of the OAS General Assembly held in Lima. |