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OAS 'must take lead' on Honduras Clinton to meet ousted Honduran
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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says the Organisation of American States should take the lead in restoring the ousted president of Honduras to power. Deposed Honduran leader Manuel Zelaya is expected to travel to Washington for a meeting on Tuesday with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Mr Ban told a Geneva news conference on Monday that the OAS must find a peaceful solution to the crisis. The meeting follows an unsuccessful attempt to return to his country.
Elected president Manuel Zelaya was overthrown a week ago. The OAS has condemned the "military coup" and has suspended Honduras from membership. The US has sharply criticised the use of violence by troops loyal to the interim authorities, which saw at least one Zelaya supporter killed on Sunday.
UN chief Ban Ki-moon has called on the Organisation of American States to lead efforts to restore Mr Zelaya to power.
The OAS has condemned the transfer of power in Honduras as a "military coup" and has suspended Honduras from membership.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told a Geneva news conference on Monday that the OAS must find a peaceful solution to the crisis.
In Honduras, supporters of Mr Zelaya have vowed to widen protests and block trade.
Some 2,000 of them rallied peacefully near the presidential palace on Monday, eight days after Mr Zelaya was overthrown.
His talks with Mrs Clinton will be the Obama administration's highest-level contact with the elected leader of Honduras since his removal from office.
The BBC's Stephen Gibbs, in the Honduran capital Tegucigalpa, says Mr Zelaya is expected to urge Mrs Clinton to impose economic sanctions on the government of interim leader Roberto Micheletti.
However, despite near-universal support internationally, Mr Zelaya faces some major challenges if he is to be reinstated, he adds.
Failed return
On Sunday, Mr Zelaya failed in an attempt to fly back to Honduras.On Sunday, Mr Zelaya failed in an attempt to fly back to Honduras.
His plane circled the airport of the Honduran capital, Tegucigalpa, but could not land because authorities had blocked the runway with military vehicles. His plane circled the airport at Tegucigalpa, but could not land because authorities had blocked the runway with military vehicles, our correspondent says.
Pledged to return However, Mr Zelaya has pledged to try again to enter Honduras.
Earlier, at least one person was killed as troops clashed with Zelaya supporters converging on the airport.
Mr Zelaya has pledged to try again to enter Honduras.
He had departed for Honduras from Washington, defying warnings from the self-declared interim government in Honduras that he would not be allowed to land.He had departed for Honduras from Washington, defying warnings from the self-declared interim government in Honduras that he would not be allowed to land.
The deposed Honduran leader later went on to neighbouring El Salvador.The deposed Honduran leader later went on to neighbouring El Salvador.
At a news conference late on Sunday, flanked by the presidents of El Salvador, Argentina, Paraguay and Ecuador, and the Secretary-General of the OAS, Jose Miguel Insulza, Mr Zelaya said:At a news conference late on Sunday, flanked by the presidents of El Salvador, Argentina, Paraguay and Ecuador, and the Secretary-General of the OAS, Jose Miguel Insulza, Mr Zelaya said:
"I call on the armed forces of Honduras to lower their rifles. I am risking myself personally to resolve the problems without violence.""I call on the armed forces of Honduras to lower their rifles. I am risking myself personally to resolve the problems without violence."
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva - speaking to the BBC during a visit to Paris - implied Mr Zelaya had made a mistake in trying to return to Honduras so soon after the country had been suspended by the OAS.Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva - speaking to the BBC during a visit to Paris - implied Mr Zelaya had made a mistake in trying to return to Honduras so soon after the country had been suspended by the OAS.
The Brazilian leader said it was "predictable" that the Honduran authorities would not let Mr Zelaya return.The Brazilian leader said it was "predictable" that the Honduran authorities would not let Mr Zelaya return.
He also called on the interim government to avoid any further use of violence against supporters of the country's deposed president.
Internal challenges
The new government in Honduras, which says it came to power through due legal process, is offering to negotiate with the international community.The new government in Honduras, which says it came to power through due legal process, is offering to negotiate with the international community.
Security forces search a civilian at Tegucigalpa airport
But it says the return of Mr Zelaya to the presidency is not possible.But it says the return of Mr Zelaya to the presidency is not possible.
The military - backed by Congress and the courts - forced Mr Zelaya out of Honduras on 28 June over his plans to hold a vote on possible constitutional change.The military - backed by Congress and the courts - forced Mr Zelaya out of Honduras on 28 June over his plans to hold a vote on possible constitutional change.
Mr Zelaya is a supporter of left-wing Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.Mr Zelaya is a supporter of left-wing Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
His opponents, which include the Supreme Court and a majority in parliament, accuse him of seeking to prolong his rule.His opponents, which include the Supreme Court and a majority in parliament, accuse him of seeking to prolong his rule.
Mr Zelaya had wanted to hold a popular vote on convening a constitutional convention - a move that could have removed the current one-term limit for presidents.Mr Zelaya had wanted to hold a popular vote on convening a constitutional convention - a move that could have removed the current one-term limit for presidents.
BBC correspondent Stephen Gibbs, who is in Honduras, says there is no evidence of disunity in the military, and a substantial proportion of the Honduran population do not want Mr Zelaya to return. The BBC's correspondent in Honduras says there is no evidence of disunity in the military, and a substantial proportion of the Honduran population do not want Mr Zelaya to return.
He says that, despite near universal support internationally, Mr Zelaya faces some major challenges if he is to be reinstated.
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