I just posted the following in LBN...
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Honduras:
Zelaya and Mitchetti Agree to Joint Cabinet
Edited on Sat Oct-10-09 07:58 PM by Peace Patriot
Source: AFP-France24
SUNDAY 11 OCTOBER 2009
AFP - Deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya and the de facto government agreed Saturday to create a joint cabinet and to ditch any amnesty for coup leaders, one of the ousted leader's negotiators said.
Both the measures however depend on Zelaya's return to the presidency, still far from certain four months into the standoff following the June 28 coup.
Juan Barahona, one of Zelaya's three top negotiators, told a rally of hundreds of the president's followers that the joint cabinet, if realized, would be composed of ministers from both governments.
He also said the Zelaya camp was against an amnesty because such a move would mean "amnesia, forgetfulness and forgiveness, and we got cannot condone the coup."(MORE)
Read more:
http://www.france24.com/en/20091011-zelaya-micheletti-agree-create-joint-cabinet-honduras-coup-----------------------------------
The brief news article goes on to say that, "An amnesty for crimes committed in connection to the coup and formation of a national unity government were two key points of the San Jose reconciliation agenda set out in August, whose central tenent calls for Zelaya's return to office."
This (formation of a joint cabinet) is a startling development--a very big breakthrough in the crisis in Honduras--if it turns out to be solid. But there are also reports of gunshots at the Brazilian embassy--where Zelaya and over a hundred cabinet members, advisors and supporters have taken refuge since Zelaya's return to the country, and which the Honduran military has surrounded for weeks (since it became known that Zelaya was inside). And there are reports of even more draconian suppression of the media. See this thread--where L. Coyote posted the above news as a comment (comment #9) two hours ago...
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http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4098508"Honduras de facto leader further restricts media" (Reuters)
posted by struggle4progress in LBN
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Formation of a joint cabinet does not mean that the matter of restoring the elected president--Mel Zelaya--to his rightful office has been resolved. But it is a big development that they have agreed on anything at all--let alone a joint cabinet.