The United States on Tuesday reiterated its support to Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, who was ousted and forced into exile after a military coup on Sunday.

"We think that President Zelaya is the democratically elected constitutional president of Honduras and should be allowed to serve out the rest of his term," State Department spokesman Ian Kelly told a news briefing.

Zelaya was invited by the president of the UN General Assembly to address the world body at its headquarters in New York on Tuesday, Kelly noted.

"We understand that he (Zelaya) wants to come down to Washington and participate in the special General Assembly of the Organization of American States. If he does come down to Washington, and we expect he will, the State Department officials plan to meet with him," he added.

The spokesman declined to say if U.S. President Barack Obama will meet Zelaya.

Zelaya, 56, was forced into exile after soldiers stormed his palace on Sunday. Obama said on Monday that the Honduras coup was "illegal," warning that it would set a "terrible precedent" if the coup was not reversed.

Meanwhile, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said there are no plans to recall the U.S. ambassador to Honduras.

Source: Xinhua