UN again condemns Honduras coup

UN: The Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-Moon, repeated Wednesday the UN condemnation of the coup in Honduras and fought for an agreement by consensus to solve the crisis in that country.

In a declaration emitted here, the head of the organization denied versions of the media originated in Tegucigalpa and ascribed the opinions of a consultant to the UN Department of Political Affairs. In that sense, Ban specified the UN position regarding Honduras appears clearly in the resolution 63/301, approved by the General Assembly last July 1.

That document condemns the coup that interrupted the democratic and constitutional order and the legitimate exercise power in Honduras. The Secretary General considered deceitful the news report published in Honduras and repeated that the points of view of the UN Department of Political Affairs are in total accordanced with the resolution of the General Assembly.

The General Assembly also condemned the disposition of the democratically elected President Jos‚ Manuel Zelaya, and demanded the immediate and unconditional restoration of the constitutional government. Ban Ki-Moon urged in his declaration this Wednesday, both parts in conflict to avoid distractions and to maintain the attention in the objective to achieve an agreement though a dialog that ends the crisis in Honduras. United Nations, Prensa Latina