Clinton says US committed to returning Honduras to OAS

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Radio Netherlands

Clinton says US committed to returning Honduras to OAS
Published on 23 April 2011 - 3:20am

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told Honduran President Porfirio Lobo she was committed to his country's readmission to the Organization of American States, officials said.

Honduras was kicked out of the OAS following a coup that toppled leftist president Manuel Zelaya in June 2009 and placed Lobo in power.

A State Department official said Clinton spoke with Lobo by telephone and discussed the country's political challenges and safety issues for Honduran citizens.

The top US diplomat "expressed her strong support for ongoing efforts by President Lobo and the people of Honduras to address those challenges," the official said.

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