Identifier
Created
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09TEGUCIGALPA1201
2009-11-24 17:14:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Tegucigalpa
Cable title:
TFH01: ZELAYA WILL NOT ACCEPT UNITY GOVERNMENT
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C O N F I D E N T I A L TEGUCIGALPA 001201
SIPDIS
STATE FOR WHA/CEN
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/24/2019
TAGS: PGOV KDEM PREL HO
SUBJECT: TFH01: ZELAYA WILL NOT ACCEPT UNITY GOVERNMENT
WITHOUT RESTORATION
Classified By: Ambassador Hugo Llorens, reasons 1.4 (b & d)
C O N F I D E N T I A L TEGUCIGALPA 001201
SIPDIS
STATE FOR WHA/CEN
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/24/2019
TAGS: PGOV KDEM PREL HO
SUBJECT: TFH01: ZELAYA WILL NOT ACCEPT UNITY GOVERNMENT
WITHOUT RESTORATION
Classified By: Ambassador Hugo Llorens, reasons 1.4 (b & d)
1. (C) Four senior advisors to President Manuel &Mel8
Zelaya told the Ambassador, DCM and OAS negotiator Ambassador
Octavio Bordon that Zelaya would not accept a unity
government until he was reinstated as president, in a
November 21 meeting. The four advisors, Arturo Reina, Rodil
Rivera Rodil, Victor Meza and Mayra Mejia, did agree, at our
urging, to continue private talks with de facto regime
negotiator Arturo Corrales, in order to keep open the lines
of communications. A meeting between them took place later
that day. Zelaya,s advisors said that the president
believed, as a matter of principle, that a unity government
could not be created in the absence of the legitimate head of
state. Zelaya, therefore, would oppose the creation of such
a government prior to the December 2 congressional vote on
his restitution. According to the team, Zelaya was willing
to engage in negotiations with de facto regime head Roberto
Micheletti on the formation of a unity government should he
be restored in the December 2 vote.
2. (C) Zelaya,s team said that the president had proposed
that General Romeo Vasquez Velasquez, head of the military
and one of the leaders of the June 28 coup, be named Minister
of Governance and run the country until the date that
Congress named for Zelaya,s return. Both the Ambassador and
Bordon expressed strong opposition to this idea, saying that
it would be a mistake to bring the military back into the
political picture.
3. (C) Comment: We believe that Zelaya,s participation in
the selection of a government of national unity would improve
the likelihood of restitution as it would hasten the
permanent departure of Micheletti. Zelaya,s position risks
turning the vote into a choice between him and Micheletti,
instead of a question on what replaces Micheletti's regime.
Nevertheless, it is important that we keep the lines of
communication open between the two negotiating teams.
LLORENS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR WHA/CEN
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/24/2019
TAGS: PGOV KDEM PREL HO
SUBJECT: TFH01: ZELAYA WILL NOT ACCEPT UNITY GOVERNMENT
WITHOUT RESTORATION
Classified By: Ambassador Hugo Llorens, reasons 1.4 (b & d)
1. (C) Four senior advisors to President Manuel &Mel8
Zelaya told the Ambassador, DCM and OAS negotiator Ambassador
Octavio Bordon that Zelaya would not accept a unity
government until he was reinstated as president, in a
November 21 meeting. The four advisors, Arturo Reina, Rodil
Rivera Rodil, Victor Meza and Mayra Mejia, did agree, at our
urging, to continue private talks with de facto regime
negotiator Arturo Corrales, in order to keep open the lines
of communications. A meeting between them took place later
that day. Zelaya,s advisors said that the president
believed, as a matter of principle, that a unity government
could not be created in the absence of the legitimate head of
state. Zelaya, therefore, would oppose the creation of such
a government prior to the December 2 congressional vote on
his restitution. According to the team, Zelaya was willing
to engage in negotiations with de facto regime head Roberto
Micheletti on the formation of a unity government should he
be restored in the December 2 vote.
2. (C) Zelaya,s team said that the president had proposed
that General Romeo Vasquez Velasquez, head of the military
and one of the leaders of the June 28 coup, be named Minister
of Governance and run the country until the date that
Congress named for Zelaya,s return. Both the Ambassador and
Bordon expressed strong opposition to this idea, saying that
it would be a mistake to bring the military back into the
political picture.
3. (C) Comment: We believe that Zelaya,s participation in
the selection of a government of national unity would improve
the likelihood of restitution as it would hasten the
permanent departure of Micheletti. Zelaya,s position risks
turning the vote into a choice between him and Micheletti,
instead of a question on what replaces Micheletti's regime.
Nevertheless, it is important that we keep the lines of
communication open between the two negotiating teams.
LLORENS