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| US halts aid over Honduras coup | US halts aid over Honduras coup |
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| The US has halted all non-humanitarian aid to Honduras in the wake of the coup there in June. | The US has halted all non-humanitarian aid to Honduras in the wake of the coup there in June. |
| The department of state said it needed to take strong action given the failure of the replacement regime "to restore democratic, constitutional rule". | The department of state said it needed to take strong action given the failure of the replacement regime "to restore democratic, constitutional rule". |
| Left-wing President Manuel Zelaya was ousted from power and forced to leave the country on 28 June. | Left-wing President Manuel Zelaya was ousted from power and forced to leave the country on 28 June. |
| A government has been installed under interim leader Roberto Micheletti, who has refused to allow Mr Zelaya back. | A government has been installed under interim leader Roberto Micheletti, who has refused to allow Mr Zelaya back. |
| The US decision means that Honduras will lose access to more than $200m (£120m) in aid, the state department has previsously indicated. | The US decision means that Honduras will lose access to more than $200m (£120m) in aid, the state department has previsously indicated. |
| The decision came as US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton held talks with Mr Zelaya. | |
| "The Secretary of State has made the decision, consistent with US legislation, recognising the need for strong measures in light of the continued resistance to the adoption of the San Jose Accord by the de facto regime and continuing failure to restore democratic, constitutional rule to Honduras," a state department spokesman said. | "The Secretary of State has made the decision, consistent with US legislation, recognising the need for strong measures in light of the continued resistance to the adoption of the San Jose Accord by the de facto regime and continuing failure to restore democratic, constitutional rule to Honduras," a state department spokesman said. |
| The San Jose Accord is a plan brokered by Costa Rican President Oscar Arias, which - if agreed - would return Mr Zelaya to a limited form of power until elections scheduled for November. | |
| Mr Micheletti's decision to reject the accord has triggering the US to respond by blocking aid to the country. |