Clinton leads U.S. delegation to OAS meeting in Peru

[Judi Lynn]

Clinton leads U.S. delegation to OAS meeting in Peru
By the CNN Wire Staff
June 7, 2010 -- Updated 1846 GMT (0246 HKT)

(CNN) -- Peruvian President Alan Garcia met for more than an hour Monday with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who is in Lima for the 40th General Assembly of the Organization of American States, Peru's state-run news agency said.

Garcia, who met with President Barack Obama in Washington this month, said Monday that Clinton's visit adds momentum to the cooperation and friendship between the two nations, according to the government's Andina news service.

Clinton also will travel this week to Ecuador, Colombia and Barbados before returning to Washington on Thursday, the State Department said.

Clinton is scheduled to meet Tuesday with Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa and with Colombian presidential candidates Juan Manuel Santos and Antanas Mockus and President Alvaro Uribe on Wednesday, the State Department said. On Thursday, she is slated to attend a meeting of Caribbean nations in Barbados.

One of the main topics at the OAS meeting will be whether to readmit Honduras, which was ousted from the regional organization last summer after a military-led coup toppled democratically elected President Jose Manuel Zelaya. Honduras returned to democracy in January when Porfirio Lobo was sworn in as president after being elected in November.

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[dipsydoodle]

1. Hillary Clinton urges the OAS to readmit Honduras

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has urged the Organisation of American States to readmit Honduras, which was suspended last year after the overthrow of president Manuel Zelaya.

Mrs Clinton said the new Honduran President, Porfirio Lobo had shown a strong commitment to democracy and the constitutional order.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/latin_america/10256459.stm

Obviously got some vested interest in poking her nose in where it its not necessarily welcome.

[Wilms]

2. Just sayin'.