New York - The European Union and Organization of American States (OAS) on Wednesday said they would pull their ambassadors out of Honduras. Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos and OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza made the announcement on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
The move was made in support of ousted President Manuel Zelaya, who was forced from office on June 28 but made a surprising return to Honduras on Monday. He is currently holed up in the Brazilian embassy in the Honduran capital.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon earlier Wednesday said the UN was pulling its technical assistance for scheduled November Honduran elections in response to the political crisis.
The de facto regime in Honduras has not been recognized by the international community.
