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| Honduras leader starts return bid | Honduras leader starts return bid |
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| The ousted Honduran president has arrived at a Nicaraguan town just south of the border from where he plans a second attempt to return home. | The ousted Honduran president has arrived at a Nicaraguan town just south of the border from where he plans a second attempt to return home. |
| President Manuel Zelaya has been in exile for a little under a month. | President Manuel Zelaya has been in exile for a little under a month. |
| From Esteli, 25 miles (40km) from the border, he said he would try to enter the country as early as Saturday. | From Esteli, 25 miles (40km) from the border, he said he would try to enter the country as early as Saturday. |
| The interim government has vowed to arrest him if he sets foot in Honduras, as mediation talks failed. Mr Zelaya urged soldiers to ignore orders. | The interim government has vowed to arrest him if he sets foot in Honduras, as mediation talks failed. Mr Zelaya urged soldiers to ignore orders. |
| "Don't aim your rifles at the representatives of the people or at the people," he said during a news conference from the hotel. | "Don't aim your rifles at the representatives of the people or at the people," he said during a news conference from the hotel. |
| "I am on my way to Honduras, and I hope most Hondurans can overcome the checkpoints, that they head to the border, and that they do not fear the soldiers," he added. | "I am on my way to Honduras, and I hope most Hondurans can overcome the checkpoints, that they head to the border, and that they do not fear the soldiers," he added. |
| According to AFP news agency, the country's interim government shut its southern border with Nicaragua on Friday in a bid to prevent Mr Zelaya's return. | According to AFP news agency, the country's interim government shut its southern border with Nicaragua on Friday in a bid to prevent Mr Zelaya's return. |
| Mr Zelaya, who is accompanied by Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro, made an attempt to return home on 5 July, but his plane was prevented from landing when the Honduran military blocked the runway. | Mr Zelaya, who is accompanied by Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro, made an attempt to return home on 5 July, but his plane was prevented from landing when the Honduran military blocked the runway. |
| Mr Zelaya was exiled on 28 June after a crisis erupted over his attempts to hold a vote on changing the constitution. | Mr Zelaya was exiled on 28 June after a crisis erupted over his attempts to hold a vote on changing the constitution. |
| 'Clock ticking' | 'Clock ticking' |
| The ousted leader was attempting a second return after delegations from the two sides failed to reach agreement at talks in Costa Rica mediated by President Oscar Arias. | The ousted leader was attempting a second return after delegations from the two sides failed to reach agreement at talks in Costa Rica mediated by President Oscar Arias. |
| Mr Arias produced a detailed plan to facilitate Mr Zelaya's return, which include proposals for: | Mr Arias produced a detailed plan to facilitate Mr Zelaya's return, which include proposals for: |
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| President Arias, a Nobel peace laureate, said this was his third and final attempt to mediate a peaceful solution. | President Arias, a Nobel peace laureate, said this was his third and final attempt to mediate a peaceful solution. |
| There have been protests both for and against Mr Zelaya's return | There have been protests both for and against Mr Zelaya's return |
| Delegates of the interim government reiterated they would not reinstate Mr Zelaya as president but said they would present the Arias plan to Congress. | Delegates of the interim government reiterated they would not reinstate Mr Zelaya as president but said they would present the Arias plan to Congress. |
| But since it was Congress that approved the ousting of Mr Zelaya, the move may prove to be of limited importance, says BBC Central America correspondent Stephen Gibbs. | But since it was Congress that approved the ousting of Mr Zelaya, the move may prove to be of limited importance, says BBC Central America correspondent Stephen Gibbs. |
| If no agreement were reached, Mr Arias suggested that the Organisation of American States (OAS) take over the negotiations. | If no agreement were reached, Mr Arias suggested that the Organisation of American States (OAS) take over the negotiations. |
| The OAS, along with other international groupings, has been quite clear that Mr Zelaya is the legitimate president, and should be reinstated immediately. | The OAS, along with other international groupings, has been quite clear that Mr Zelaya is the legitimate president, and should be reinstated immediately. |
| 'No return' | 'No return' |
| The crisis was triggered when Mr Zelaya sought to hold a non-binding public consultation to ask people whether they supported efforts to change the constitution. | The crisis was triggered when Mr Zelaya sought to hold a non-binding public consultation to ask people whether they supported efforts to change the constitution. |
| Critics interpreted that as an attempt to remove the current one-term limit on serving as president. | Critics interpreted that as an attempt to remove the current one-term limit on serving as president. |
| The Supreme Court declared his attempt to hold a vote illegal under the Honduran constitution and the military was sent to arrest him. He was flown into exile on 28 June. | The Supreme Court declared his attempt to hold a vote illegal under the Honduran constitution and the military was sent to arrest him. He was flown into exile on 28 June. |
| Carlos Lopez, foreign minister in the military-backed interim government, told reporters in the Honduran capital, Tegucigalpa, on Wednesday that there was no chance of Mr Zelaya returning as president. | Carlos Lopez, foreign minister in the military-backed interim government, told reporters in the Honduran capital, Tegucigalpa, on Wednesday that there was no chance of Mr Zelaya returning as president. |
| "This hypothesis of a possible return of Mr Zelaya to occupy the presidency is completely ruled out." | "This hypothesis of a possible return of Mr Zelaya to occupy the presidency is completely ruled out." |
| Speaking in Managua, Mr Zelaya said: "The coup leaders are totally refusing my reinstatement." | Speaking in Managua, Mr Zelaya said: "The coup leaders are totally refusing my reinstatement." |
| "By refusing to sign, [the talks] have failed." | "By refusing to sign, [the talks] have failed." |
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