The caretaker president of Honduras said Tuesday he would send a delegation to Washington for talks with the Organization of American States (OAS).

Roberto Micheletti told a press conference in Tegucigalpa that the delegation, consisting of politicians, business leaders, lawyers and farmers, will travel to the headquarters of the OAS in Washington Wednesday on behalf of his government.

The delegation would also explain to Jose Miguel Insulza, the OAS secretary general, "what really happened" in Honduras, Micheletti said.

Honduran soldiers stormed the presidential palace and flew President Manuel Zelaya into exile in Costa Rica early Sunday. The coup came after Zelaya insisted on trying to hold a referendum asking Hondurans if they wanted to reform the constitution even though the Supreme Court, Congress and the military all deemed it illegal.

Later on Sunday, the Honduran legislature voted to appoint Micheletti, head of the legislature, as president to serve out Zelaya's term, which ends in January.

Insulza, who strongly condemned the military coup, said OAS members will not recognize the Micheletti government, adding that he will accompany Zelaya on his planned return to Tegucigalpa on Thursday.

The United Nations, the Obama administration and leaders around the world also have condemned the military uprising and refused to recognize Micheletti's government.

The new Honduran government said it will arrest Zelaya if he returns to the country.

The World Bank, meanwhile, announced Tuesday that it would stop disbursing 270 million U.S. dollars in loans to Honduras until the situation stabilized.

In addition, Honduras' neighbors have halted cross-border trade and the Central American Bank for Economic Integration has stopped disbursements of any new loans to the Micheletti government.

Source: Xinhua