Also, it demanded that constitutional order is restored in this Central American nation.

In his opening speech, Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo, categorically condemned the coup against Zelaya’s Government and said that “Honduras is a bleeding wound in regional democracy”.

The Paraguayan President added that “as the bloc’s pro-tempore presidency, we have strongly declared ourselves in defense of Zelaya’s constitutional term of office since the very first day of the coup” Telesur television network reports.

For his part, Bolivian President Evo Morales insisted that countries in the region should bear in mind the origin of the military coup.

“What is the origin of the coup d´état in Honduras? From our point of view is the US military intervention” by way of its military base (Soto Cano) in that Central American country” pointed out Morales.

“I feel that (the US President, Barack) Obama is not involved, but there is a structure of the US empire” in Honduras, said the president.

The Friday meeting was attended by presidents Cristina Fernández (Argentina), Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Brazil), Tabaré Vázquez (Uruguay), Michelle Bachelet (Chile) and Evo Morales (Bolivia). Also present were representatives from Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru and Colombia.
 

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