Prospects for a quick resolution of the political crisis in Honduras were thrown into doubt Thursday, as the two men claiming their nation’s presidency left negotiations only hours after they had begun and showed no signs of budging from the positions that have divided the country.
Both men had come here to discuss ways of breaking the standoff at the behest of President Óscar Arias of Costa Rica, a Nobel Peace Prize winner who helped guide Central America out of its cold war conflicts.
Upon arriving in Costa Rica on Wednesday, Mr. Zelaya, wearing his signature cowboy hat, told reporters he had not come to negotiate, but to set the terms of his return to power.
For his part, Mr. Micheletti, speaking from Honduras on Wednesday, said his government would not accept Mr. Zelaya’s return as president under any circumstance.
Mr. Arias seemed to acknowledge the difficulty ahead, saying at his own news conference on Wednesday, “In two days there could be a solution, or it could be that in two months there is no solution.”
Source: NYTimes
