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Costa Rica to withdraw Honduran diplomats' accreditationSAN JOSE, Aug 18, 2009 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The Costa Rican government announced on Tuesday that it would disavow Honduran ambassadress Koritza Suazo, as it was requested by ousted Honduran president Manuel Zelaya. Costa Rican Foreign Minister Bruno Stagno told the press that his government had decided to call off the diplomatic accreditation to Suazo. Suazo is a member of the defacto Honduran government of Roberto Micheletti, who is not recognized as Honduran president by the Latin American nations. Ousted Honduran Foreign Minister Patricia Rodas sent a letter to Costa Rican government requesting the disavowing of Suazo as Honduran ambassadress. "We respect the communications with Foreign Minister Patricia Rodas, so we will do due procedure and report the result to the Honduran authorities, " said Stagno. San Jose ratified its support to Zelaya as legitimate president of Honduras. Costa Rica will "withdraw the accreditations and give new ones," Stagno added. |