Breaking update: In the midst of a heavy military presence in the Casa Presidencial, a nervous Roberto Micheletti has just read a statement in which he accepted an accord for President Manuel Zelaya's reposition. The accord must be ratified by congress, as Zelaya had insisted, but not by the supreme court, a proposal he had rejected. We don't have Zelaya's response yet, but I'll update once more when we do. This is great news for the Obama administration, if the accord holds.
23:11 p.m. local time (GMT-06:00). Zelaya confirms agreement will be signed. A timeline for restitution must still be negotiated, but the Honduran Resistance is jubilant. Negotiating commissions announce accord has been signed! Everyone giving credit to Assistant Secretary Shannon.
The arrival in Tegucigalpa of a high-level, U.S. delegation including National Security adviser Dan Restrepo may be helping to unblock the standoff in Honduras today, although there are still no definite signs of a shift in the regime’s stance.
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