US envoy 'hopeful' of Honduras pact

[Judi Lynn]

US envoy 'hopeful' of Honduras pact

A senior US diplomat says he feels optimistic over efforts to revive a power-sharing pact aimed at ending the political crisis in Honduras before the presidential election later this month.

Craig Kelly, the deputy assistant secretary of state for the Western Hemisphere, said the US was "advancing the dialogue", even as he left the Central American country without any deal.

"We think it's important to continue the conversations," he said shortly before leaving Tegucigalpa on Wednesday.

"There is still a lot of work to be done along the way ... but I believe it is important for both sides to keep talking."

Kelly held separate talks with Manuel Zelaya, the ousted Honduran president, and Roberto Micheletti, the interim leader, over the power-sharing deal but gave no details.

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Craig Kelly, wlistlin' Dixie.