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  • Delayed Honduran Vote on Zelaya Not Counter to Accord, U.S. Says Delayed Vote on Zelaya Not Counter to Accord

    State Department spokesman Ian Kelly said November 18 that the October 30 agreement calls on the country’s Congress to issue a pronouncement on whether Zelaya should return. However, it “never stipulated a timetable for the congressional action,” he said.

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  • State Department Provides Update on Honduras Situation State Department Provides Update on Honduras

    State Dept. spokesman Ian Kelly said, "In the wake of the Commission visit, the two sides made significant progress toward the formation of the unity government. For that reason, we were particularly disappointed by the unilateral statements made by both sides last night, which do not serve the spirit of the accord."

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  • Statement by U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis As Member of the Verification Commission for Implementation of the Guaymuras Accord Statement by Sec. Solis as Commission Member

    At a press conference of the Verification Commission for Implementation of the Guaymuras Accord, U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis said, "I want to underscore that the Guaymuras Accord is an agreement that was reached by the Hondurans themselves, with the support and facilitation of the international community."

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