Honduras to end diplomatic snub of U.S. over Bolivia

TEGUCIGALPA-Honduras, a former ally in of Washington in Central America, told a U.S. envoy on Tuesday to present his credentials as ambassador later this week, ending a diplomatic snub in support of Bolivia."President Manuel Zelaya will receive the letter of credentials of U.S. Ambassador Hugo Llorens on Friday," Honduran deputy foreign minister Eduardo Rosales told reporters after meeting with the U.S. envoy.The move followed an announcement by Zelaya's government last Friday that it would temporarily suspend acceptance of the new U.S. ambassador's credentials in solidarity with Bolivian President Evo Morales.Bolivia and the United States expelled their respective ambassadors last week after Morales accused Washington of supporting the opposition in the Andean country, which has been wracked by violent anti-government protests. Morales and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez are in a fight with Washington over what they see as U.S. support for the protests.The United States has imposed sanctions on Chavez aides in retaliation for the Venezuelan leader's expulsion of the U.S. ambassador to Caracas.Zelaya has moved Honduras closer to Chavez.
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