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NAME: HON CRISIS 20090831I TAPE: EF09/0827 IN_TIME: 10:48:38:22 DURATION: 00:02:37:04 SOURCES: AP TELEVISION DATELINE: Tegucigalpa - 31 Aug 2009 RESTRICTIONS: SHOTLIST 1 Wide of demonstration by supporters of ousted President Manuel Zelaya, protesters chanting 2 Wide of protest march 3 Protesters walking behind large red banner 4 Mid of Zelaya supporters marching 5 Mid of chanting protester 6 SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Ammo Sadloo, Zelaya supporter: How are we going to allow the two main parties, the Liberal and the National parties? How are we going to allow these two coup-backing parties to compete without the (support of) the people? Without the people there is no democracy 7 More of march 8 Protester holding placard announcing that it has been 65 days since military coup that ousted Zelaya 9 Honduran Interim Foreign Minister Carlos Lopez arriving at news conference 10 Mid of Lopez and aide 11 SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Carlos Lopez, interim foreign minister of Honduras: Said proposals are perfectly consistent with the reports presented by the state, regarding the proposal from July 22nd, presented by (Costa Rican) President (Oscar) Arias With that, I mean that there is no proposal for amnesty, nor is there acceptance for former president Zelaya to reassume power at any time 12 Cutaway cameras 13 SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Carlos Lopez, interim foreign minister of Honduras: What is happening with the OAS (Organisation of American States) is very interesting because on one hand Honduras is suspended, yet they will have people there, supposedly representing Honduras It is one of two things: Honduras is either suspended or it is not suspended, but it cannot be halfway there 14 Various of newspaper headlines announcing beginning of electoral campaign STORYLINE Honduras' interim foreign minister on Monday denied that three new proposals presented by his government as a way to solve the political crisis in his country included the acceptance of the return of ousted president Manuel Zelaya Speaking at a news conference in the capital, Tegucigalpa, Carlos Lopez said the proposals made no mention of amnesty for the deposed leader The interim government handed the proposals to Costa Rican President Oscar Arias, who has been acting as a mediator in the crisis Lopez did not explain what the new proposals entailed The interim Honduran government, led by Roberto Micheletti, has rejected Arias' proposed Jan Jose Accord, which would reinstate Zelaya to power and give political amnesty to both sides of the conflict A Micheletti envoy said last week during a meeting in Washington that a proposal was on the table which included the interim leader's resignation as well as amnesty for Zelaya as long as the ousted leader agreed to not reassume the presidency of the Central American nation However, Lopez noted that because the negotiations in the US did not reach a favourable agreement, the possibilities discussed did not form a part of what was proposed to Arias Hundreds of Zelaya supporters, meanwhile, marched in the capital for the 65th consecutive day to demand his return to power Despite worldwide condemnation of the coup, Micheletti insists Zelaya was legally removed from office by the Honduran Congress for defying a Supreme Court order to drop efforts to change the constitution