Costa Rican President Oscar Arias has been diagnosed with the H1N1 virus, commonly known as the swine flu, the government said in a televised statement on Tuesday.

Oscar Arias, president of Costa Rica, stated that it is not the way to solve the crisis in Honduras.

A new proposal to end Honduras’ political crisis would restore ousted President Manuel Zelaya in two days.

Zelaya, who has promised on various occasions to return to Honduras, said Tuesday he would come back with a crowd gathered in neighboring Central American countries after Thursday, when Arias’ deadline was due to expire.

Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya ended on Thursday his meeting with his Costa Rican counterpart Oscar Arias. On the other hand, Honduras’ interim top diplomat, who insulted U.S. President Barack Obama, has quit his post as foreign minister.

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.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced today that Costa Rican President Oscar Arias will mediate the standoff between the new regime in Honduras and deposed Honduran president Manuel Zelaya.