Tegucigalpa, Honduras/Buenos Aires - Honduras' interim leadership has warned the presidents of Argentina and Ecuador against travelling to the Central American country with ousted President Manuel Zelaya. Interim president Roberto Micheletti warned presidents Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner of Argentina and Rafael Correa of Ecuador against travelling to Honduras.
"I will hold Cristina Kirchner and Correa accountable for whatever happens in the country," Micheletti said in an interview published Thursday in conservative Argentine daily La Nacion.
Zelaya was arrested and exiled to Costa Rica Sunday in a coup ordered by the country's Supreme Court, reportedly to stop him from attempting to change the constitution and seek a second term.
Fernandez de Kirchner and Correa were planning to accompany Zelaya back to Tegucigalpa after the 72-hour ultimatum that the Organization of American States (OAS) gave Honduras to reinstate the democratically-elected president expires Saturday.
Micheletti has said that Zelaya would be arrested on his return. He warned that the ousted president's intention to come back to Honduras with a high-profile foreign escort was "a big mistake."
"If violence breaks out in case Zelaya returns, I am going to be worried about the presidents who may come over," Micheletti said.
He expressed concern over the withdrawal of ambassadors from many nations, including all members of the European Union, but noted that Israel and Taiwan have already recognized his government and that "international backing will grow."
