On a letter addressed to Senator Richard Lugar, the US State Department’s Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Richard Verma, pointed out that the United States is not studying economic sanctions against the coup perpetrators headed by Roberto Micheletti, the Granma newspaper reports on Friday.

On one of its paragraphs, the letters reads: "our policy and strategy of commitment is not based on the support of any politician or individual in particular", and adds that "more than that, it’s based on the search for a solution that serves the Honduran people and its democratic aspirations in the best way possible".

In this regard, Verma pointed out that "all states should look for a way to facilitate a solution without calling to violence, respecting the principle of non-intervention".

Although the administration of Barack Obama has condemned the overthrowing of Zelaya, the latter considers this response as warm. The toppled head of state has repeatedly demanded a frontal opposition on the part of Washington against the coup perpetrators, which would spur other countries to greater efforts.