Jose Miguel Insulza, the Secretary General of the OAS arrived to Honduras today, to begin talks with those responsible for the ousting of Honduran President Mel Zelaya last Sunday morning.
So far, they have come to an agreement that Presidential elections may be moved up before the scheduled November date, however it does not sound like Micheletti is going to allow Zelaya to be reinstated as President. He is still saying there is a warrant for Zelaya's arrest if he steps foot in Honduras.
As reported on cnn.com, as of yesterday the US has decided to suspend some of its aid programs to the country. They have also postponed planned military activities with the Honduran army until order has been restored in the country.
The 72 hour deadline given by the OAS expires tomorrow, and the country was expecting the return of Mel the same day. However, I just got word that Mel is now planning to return Sunday. I guess we'll see...
I just saw an article on cnn.com as well about the Honduran military shooting the tires of school buses supposedly driving people to a pro-Zelaya demonstration in Olancho, the President's home state.
I just came across a blog with some nice photos of the demonstrations/marches in Tegucigalpa and around the country. The photos taken from the demonstrations in Tegucigalpa are in the city's central park, for those of you who have been here. It's an interesting read - and on the side of the military and government. ( http://lagringasblogicito.blogspot.com/ )
So, not much new - we're all just hoping democracy and peaces gets restored to the country soon.
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