After more than three months of deadlock, rival leaders in Honduras say they are ready to start a dialogue to try and bring the country's political crisis to an end.
Aides to interim president Roberto Micheletti have been holding talks with ousted president Manuel Zelaya's camp, but there are no plans for the two men to meet face-to-face just yet.
Meanwhile Micheletti says emergency measures put in place nearly a week ago to limit freedom of expression and public demonstrations could be lifted in the next few days.
This is good news for the many Hondurans weary of the months-long dispute that is costing millions of dollars in business every day.
Al Jazeera's Monica Villamizar reports from one cigar factory struggling to stay open.
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