Honduras government issues new compromise

The leaders of the military-backed Honduras' interim government offered a compromise to end the worsening political conditions in the country.

Amid protest rallies for and against the return of ousted President Manuel Zelaya, Zelaya vowed to return to the country with or without a forged agreement regarding his presidency. Zelaya also said that he will return home to seek the prosecution of leaders of the coup that forced him into exile. Hence, Carlos Lopez, the interim government's Foreign Minister presented a proposal to the talk's chief mediator Costa Rican President Oscar Arias. The proposal which was drawn up with the help of a U.S. Senator who "has followed the political situation in Honduras with great interest" but remains anonymous involves a reconciliation plan approved by interim President Roberto Micheletti. However, no further details were given as to the content of the proposal. Earlier this weekend, the Micheletti administration rejected a seven-point Arias proposal that allows power-sharing between the two presidents. Zelaya, on the other hand is firm on his return and will not wait for negotiated compromise to do so.