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President-elect of Panama receives Esteban Lazo
PANAMA, July 1.— Ricardo Martinelli, the
president-elect of Panama, today received Cuban Vice
President Esteban Lazo, who is leading a delegation
from the island to the swearing-in ceremony.
Spokespersons from the new government indicated that
the two leaders discussed bilateral relations, as
well as other aspects of interest for the two
nations.
Curfew
extended in Honduras
TEGUCIGALPA.— The de facto authorities
in Honduras have extended the curfew
until next Friday, according to a communiqué from
the secretary for information and
the press, according to AFP.
The curfew will last from 9.00pm until 5.ooam, says
the communiqué.
We identify with his dignified
position
DEAR compañero Manuel Zelaya, the sole and dignified
constitutional president of Honduras:
Profound indignation has shaken our cells in the face of the brutal coup d’état
in your homeland, reminiscent of a past that is still fresh in the historic
memory of Central America.
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On Wednesday the Honduran Congress approved the suspension of several individual
rights during the hours that curfew is in force, while Roberto Micheletti’s
government has defied the OAS ultimatum to reinstate the deposed president,
Manuel Zelaya.
Thousands in Honduras demand
Zelaya’s return
TEGUCIGALPA.—An impressive demonstration yesterday flowed through the principal
streets of the Honduran capital in repudiation of the military coup and calling
for the return of Manuel Zelaya, the constitutional president. |