MOSCOW, September 24 (RIA Novosti) - The de-facto Honduran government on Thursday suspended a curfew put in place after ousted President Manuel Zelaya returned to the country and took refuge in the Brazilian embassy.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Thursday the international community demands that deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya be reinstated.
The Honduran Foreign Ministry has demanded that the Brazilian embassy hand over Zelaya, warning Brazil that otherwise it might be responsible for possible turmoil in the country sparked by the ousted president's return on Monday.
Zelaya was bundled out of the country on June 28 by the military, acting on instructions from the Supreme Court and parliament, for his efforts to seek an unconstitutional second presidential term. He was flown to Costa Rica. The de facto Honduran leadership has not been recognized internationally.
Brazil has requested an urgent meeting of the United Nations Security Council citing serious concerns over the current political crisis in Honduras and "the security and the physical integrity of the [Brazilian] embassy premises and personnel." It said it would not tolerate any hostile actions against the embassy.
The Honduran government, headed by Roberto Micheletti, recently cut communication lines, electricity and water supply to the embassy premises.
