Article: UN General Assembly slams military coup in Honduras

UN General Assembly slams military coup in Honduras

UNITED NATIONS, June 29 (Xinhua) -- In an emergency meeting of the United Nations General Assembly on Monday, diplomats and regional groups came together to condemn the military coup in Honduras and called for the restoration of constitutional order.

UN General Assembly President Miguel D'Escoto addressed the meeting's opening by strongly condemning the "outrageous" army coup which deposed of Honduras President Manuel Zelaya in the early hours of Sunday morning.

"It is with a heavy heart and deep personal outrage that I open this plenary session to consider the coup d'tat that interrupted the democratic and constitutional rule of ...

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