Honduras rejected statements by the U.S. ambassador, noting that these claims seek to divide the Latin American nation.
Enrique Reina, Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Honduras, denounced the plans detected by Honduran intelligence that point to conspiracy through barracks hit by the United States ambassador, Laura Dogu.
Our proposal is to hold a frank meeting with the United States, however, when Ambassador Dogu arrived, we began to have certain differences, her first intervention is about the Energy Reform, said the Honduran diplomat.
According to Reina’s statements, the plan was intended to divide the Armed Forces, with some groups that would lead to the dismissal of the chief of staff, Rossvelt Hernández.
In Honduras, a barracks coup describes the dismissal of the head of the Armed Forces carried out by a group of officers, as happened in the Central American country during the 1970s and 1980s.
Statements by U.S. Ambassador to Honduras
The statements of the U.S. diplomat were disseminated in the context of the conduct of the upcoming presidential elections, to be held in 2025, where the new ruler of the Central American country will assume the presidency on January 27, 2026.
In this regard, on August 28, Ambassador Dogu expressed her surprise and disappointment – to see Honduran government officials in meetings with members of the Venezuelan army, whom he called a Venezuelan drug cartel, statements that Honduras’ president, Xiomara Castro, called unfounded and interfering.
Recently, the Honduran president published on her X account that the interference and interventionism of the United States, as well as her intention to lead the policy of Honduras through her Embassy and other representatives, is intolerable.
The United States assaults, ignores and violates international law
«They attack, ignore and violate with impunity the principles and practices of international law, which promote respect for the sovereignty and self-determination of peoples, non-intervention and universal peace,» Castro added.
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«On the basis of our Constitution and international treaties, I have ordered Foreign Minister Enrique Reina to denounce the extradition treaty with the United States,» said the Honduran president.
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For his part, José Manuel Zelaya Rosales, Secretary of State in charge of the National Defense, detailed that we would attend meetings with the U.S. authorities, aware that they are tolerant, protect and never capture their drug traffickers operating within the United States.
