US maintains hopes that meets agreement in Honduras

The Associated Press


WASHINGTON - The u.s. Government maintains the hope to comply with the agreement between rival factions in Honduras despite reports that Honduran Congress shall not decide on restitution Manuel Zelaya but until after the elections, the State Department said Wednesday.

The agreement stipulates that Congress take a position on the restoration of the democratically elected... Authority (but) never set a deadline for the legislative measure... so convene Congress vote for December 2 is not necessarily inconsistent with the agreement, said the spokesman of the Department of State, Ian Kelly.

He added that American emissary Craig Kelly argued "Frank and open discussions" both Zelaya President de facto Roberto Micheletti.

"All the time we asked Congress to act quickly to comply with the spirit of the agreement", stated, "we believe that constant to implement the agreement steps will increase the chances of a transparent, free and fair election that resolve this crisis and enable Honduras to rejoin the international community".

Even so, emphasized that Washington was a priority Zelaya is restored in power. "This has been a very fundamental principle of our", expressed", but we must focus on the implementation of the agreement... This is Craig Kelly was for there to be sure that this is achieved, step by step".