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| Ousted Honduras President Manuel Zelaya is due to meet his elected successor, Porfirio Lobo, in the Dominican Republic, its president says. | Ousted Honduras President Manuel Zelaya is due to meet his elected successor, Porfirio Lobo, in the Dominican Republic, its president says. |
| President Leonel Fernandez said he expected the two men to meet on Monday. | President Leonel Fernandez said he expected the two men to meet on Monday. |
| Mr Zelaya remains under siege in the Brazilian embassy in Honduras following his return to the country in September. | Mr Zelaya remains under siege in the Brazilian embassy in Honduras following his return to the country in September. |
| He has refused to accept the election of Mr Lobo as his successor, demanding that he return to office to serve out the last remaining weeks of his term. | He has refused to accept the election of Mr Lobo as his successor, demanding that he return to office to serve out the last remaining weeks of his term. |
| But Congress in Honduras voted overwhelmingly against allowing him to do so, something Mr Zelaya has said "ratifies the coup". | But Congress in Honduras voted overwhelmingly against allowing him to do so, something Mr Zelaya has said "ratifies the coup". |
| Mr Fernandez said he expected the two men to meet in Santo Domingo to discuss how to resolve the political crisis in Honduras. | |
| 'Separate discussions' | |
| He said Mr Zelaya would arrive on Sunday, followed by Mr Lobo the next day. He said he would meet them separately before any joint discussions could take place, the Associated Press (AP) news agency reported. | |
| "As of Sunday and Monday, we will have both figures of the Honduran political world in the Dominican Republic," he said. | |
| There has been no confirmation as yet whether the interim government that came into power following the June coup had agreed to allow the meeting the go ahead or how Mr Zelaya would even travel to the region. | |
| President Leonel Fernandez says he has organised a meeting | |
| In Honduras, information minister Rene Zepeda, said there had been no request from either Mr Zelaya or the Dominican Republic seeking permission for the ousted president to leave the country without fear of arrest on charges of treason and abuse of power. | |
| Mr Zelaya told AP he was "thankful" to President Fernandez for trying to arrange a meeting but also did not confirm if the meeting with Mr Lobo had actually been organised. | |
| Mr Zelaya's term is due to end on 27 January. | |
| He was forced into exile on 28 June after trying to hold a vote on whether a constituent assembly should be set up to look at rewriting the constitution. | He was forced into exile on 28 June after trying to hold a vote on whether a constituent assembly should be set up to look at rewriting the constitution. |
| His critics said the vote, which was ruled illegal by the Supreme Court, aimed to remove the current one-term limit on serving as president and pave the way for his possible re-election. | His critics said the vote, which was ruled illegal by the Supreme Court, aimed to remove the current one-term limit on serving as president and pave the way for his possible re-election. |
| Mr Zelaya has repeatedly denied this and pointed out that it would have been impossible to change the constitution before his term in office was up. | Mr Zelaya has repeatedly denied this and pointed out that it would have been impossible to change the constitution before his term in office was up. |