European Union and Latin American Presidents Condemn Coup d’état in Honduras
 

HAVANA, Cuba, June 28, (acn).- The European Union (EU) unanimously condemned on Sunday a coup d’état perpetrated by Honduran military against the president of this Central American nation, Manuel Zelaya.

Speaking from Greece to EFE news agency, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos said that “the European Union will unreservedly condemn this coup d’état” and he demanded the immediate reinstatement of President Zelaya and the re-establishment of the constitutional order in the Central American country.

International media outlets also report on statements by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who expressed his support of Zelaya and stressed that the Honduran oligarchy is behind the coup. He also urged US President Barack Obama to take a stand on the current situation.Chavez also urged the Honduran military patriots to neutralize the coup d’état and to avoid a massacre.

Meanwhile, Bolivian President Evo Morales also denounced the coup and urged the international community and social movements to condemn the anti-democratic action.

Reports from Tegucigalpa inform that the military surrounding the Presidential Palace in the Honduran capital have fired tear gas against demonstrators in favor of President Zelaya.