Cuba Demands End To US 'Intervention' In Honduras
MANAGUA (AFP)--Cuba demanded Sunday that the United States "stop providing
military support" to the de facto government in Honduras, which last month
removed the country's elected leader, Manuel Zelaya.
Cuba's Vice President Esteban Lazo, speaking in Nicaragua, said Havana calls
on the U.S. government to "cease its intervention" in Honduran affairs.
The United States should stop its military support for the interim government
there and also "remove its staff from Honduras," Lazo said.
"President Zelaya should be restored to his office, as requested by the
Organization of American States and other international organizations," said
Lazo, who was representing Cuban President Raul Castro here at celebrations
marking the 30th anniversary of Nicaragua's Sandinista revolution.
While the United States does have a military base in Honduras, Washington has
repeatedly condemned Zelaya's ouster, called for his reinstatement and also
announced the suspension of military aid to Tegucigalpa's interim authorities
following Zelaya's removal on June 28.
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