The Ibero American Summit's View on the Coup in Honduras

The Ibero-American Summit consists of 22 countries this year, that began in Estoril, Portugal on Sunday. One of the main issues at the summit was the coup in Honduras, and what to do about it.

Many foreign ministers could not reach a common standpoint on whether or not they should recognize the outcome of the Honduran elections staged by the de facto government.

As of now, the conflict remains stagnant with the lack of cohesion amongst latin nations.

Below are some of the opinions of various nations' representatives, according to MercoPress:

"We do not recognize those who carried out the coup" that ousted Zelaya on June 28, Bolivian Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca told the German Press Agency DPA.

"What is at stake is whether we validate or not a new methodology of coups d'etat," said Argentine Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana, whose country was seeking a rejection of the elections along with Bolivia, Cuba, Brazil, Spain, Venezuela, Ecuador, Paraguay, Guatemala and Chile.

"The elections represent a step ahead" said Panamanian Foreign Minister Juan Carlos Varela"(The coup) was six months ago, and we need to look to the future of 6 million Hondurans."

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