(Arias will mediate what, exactly? My initial impression is that the golpistas have been given breathing room for now, at least until the external economic sanctions and the work stoppages within Honduras cripple the economy.)
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Clinton: Costa Rican to mediate Honduras crisis
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is announcing that Costa Rican President Oscar Arias will serve as international mediator in the Honduran political crisis.
Clinton made the announcement Tuesday at the State Department after meeting privately with ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya.
She said Zelaya as well as the politician who took over as defacto Honduran leader, Roberto Micheletti, agreed to the Arias role as mediator. She said Arias would work on the problem from Costa Rica, not in Honduras.
Clinton also called on all parties to refrain from further violence in an effort to resolve the political crisis.
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