Honduras rivals 'resuming talks'
Opponents of Mr Zelaya march in Tegucigalpa, 22 July, 2009
Many Hondurans oppose the return of the ousted Manuel Zelaya
Delegations from both sides in the Honduran political crisis are to take part in fresh talks, mediators say.
But the interim Honduran authorities say they will not bow to international demands for the reinstatement of ousted President Manuel Zelaya.
The new talks are scheduled to take place in Costa Rica, mediated by that country's president, Oscar Arias.
He had set a deadline of Wednesday for the new talks after the failure of two previous rounds.
The crisis was triggered when Mr Zelaya sought to hold a non-binding public consultation to ask people whether they supported efforts to change the constitution.
Critics interpreted that as an attempt to remove the current one-term limit on serving as president.
The Supreme Court declared his attempt to hold a vote illegal under Honduras' constitution, before the military ousted Mr Zelaya from office and sent him into exile on 28 June.
'New proposals'
Carlos Lopez, foreign minister in the military-backed interim government, told reporters in the Honduran capital, Tegucigalpa, on Wednesday that there was no chance of Mr Zelaya returning as president.
"This hypothesis of a possible return of Mr Zelaya to occupy the presidency is completely ruled out."
The previous round of talks broke down at the weekend, though it has been reported that the mediator, Mr Arias, is preparing to announce new proposals to break the deadlock.
Costa Rica's President Oscar Arias, a Nobel laureate, has warned of the dangers of a possible civil war in Honduras if talks fail, and has been urging both sides to continue negotiations.
Mr Zelaya has said he may try to return to Honduras as early as Thursday.
A previous attempt to fly back to the country was thwarted after the military blocked the runway at Tegucigalpa airport.
During the day on Wednesday supporters of Mr Zelaya and the interim president, Roberto Micheletti, staged rival demonstrations in Tegucigalpa.
Meanwhile, Venezuela has rejected a demand from the interim government to withdraw its diplomats from Tegucigalpa.
On Tuesday, the interim Honduran government accused Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez of interfering in the domestic affairs of Honduras.
Mr Chavez, an ally of Mr Zelaya, rejected the accusation.
Venezuela says the order to withdraw its diplomats comes from an illegal government. It says its relationship remains with the administration of Mr Zelaya. "
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