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US revokes visas of 4 Honduran officials
(Agencies)
Updated: 2009-07-29 15:18

Kelly said the US Embassy "is urging the Honduran Congress to send a strong signal of support" for the compromise proposed by mediator Oscar Arias, the Costa Rican president. Micheletti has repeatedly rejected any agreement that would return Zelaya, though he has promised to abide by any decision Congress and the Supreme Court make.

Former Honduran Ambassador Roberto Flores told The Associated Press on Monday that his credentials also have been removed. He was appointed by Zelaya but recognized the Micheletti government after the coup.

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Flores, who is still in the United States, said he believed Zelaya's ouster was legal because the Supreme Court had ordered his arrest and Congress voted to remove him from office. However, the soldiers flew Zelaya out of the country instead of turning him over for prosecution, in a move that even Honduran military lawyers have said was illegal but necessary.

Zelaya has received support from nearly all foreign governments, which have condemned the coup and isolated the Micheletti government diplomatically.

Four clothing companies who manufacture products in Honduran factories -- Nike, Inc., Adidas AG, Gap Inc. and Knights Apparel -- released a letter addressed to US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton calling for the "restoration of democracy in Honduras."

The companies said they were "very concerned about the continuation of violence if this "dispute is not resolved immediately." In an e-mail sent to AP, Nike spokeswoman Kate Myers said the company had "no intention of canceling orders with contract factories in Honduras."

In an interview with The Associated Press on Monday, Foreign Minister Carlos Lopez cleahas given to the poor. This is the crime that Manuel Zelaya has committed," Cruz said.

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