Honduran president elect Porfirio Lobo (left) and Dominican Republic president Leonel Fernández during the signing of a bilateral agreement in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Photo from The Financial TimesManuel Zelaya 'Might Leave Honduras For Dominican Republic' -- Times Online
Manuel Zelaya, the ousted Honduran president, said today that he might leave the country after the Dominican Republic offered him a haven as an “honoured guest”.
Mr Zelaya, who has been living in the Brazilian Embassy in Tegucigalpa since he slipped back to Honduras in September after being deposed three months earlier, said that he welcomed the offer from Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernández, who had signed an agreement with Honduran President-elect Porfirio Lobo to let him in to the country.
“This agreement allows me to maintain my dignity and the position bestowed on me by the people of Honduras,” Mr Zelaya said in a statement.
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My Comment: If President Zelaya makes do on his promise to leave the country, this crisis is over.
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