Rixi Moncada: We are in talks with the U.S. authorities

Statement by Rixi Moncada, Minister of Defense of Honduras, on the coup attempt in that country. teleSUR

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00:00the offices related to the defense mechanism of work between the defense offices of the United

00:09States here in Honduras and the offices of the Secretary of Defense and Armed Forces.

00:18And second, the way of coordination of communications through the different

00:24cooperation agencies. And the third one, it is an invitation to Washington and Florida

00:32and the Southern Command and the Cayo Hueso to know the way they are operating in the different

00:42activities, how work has been conducted and the work that has to do with combating drug trafficking.

00:52The fourth, an invitation and agreement for an informative session on the Sotocano Air Base

01:03and to know which are the scopes of the joint work that's been done in this base.

01:09And the last one, the assistant programs of military of the United States,

01:18including the issue of radars and other prioritizing issues for the Honduran government.

01:25We have ratified the United States government through the ambassador of our availability to

01:35hold talks, hold permanent talks, which must be under respect and considering the principles of

01:43independence and self-determination of our peoples. And under the respect preset,

01:51what has to do and that coincide with the opening of the electoral year, which will be

01:59summoned the day after tomorrow. And considering the autonomy, the independence of our homeland,

02:06we have no problem to address this working agenda that we have marked with the ambassador.