Honduran President Xiomara Castro has warned of a conspiracy against her leftist government amid a new diplomatic row between the Central American country and the United States.
Castro, who ordered his government to withdraw from a long-standing extradition treaty after the U.S. ambassador raised concerns about a meeting between Honduran and Venezuelan defense officials, suggested the treaty was being used to interfere in internal affairs.
The extradition treaty remains in force, according to a report from the US State Department, which defended the extradition as mutually beneficial for both countries.
“We strongly urge the Honduran government to reconsider this decision,” the spokesman added in a statement to Reuters, arguing that efforts to combat drug trafficking would be harmed if it were upheld.
The extradition treaty, which has been in effect for more than a century, has facilitated the extradition of high-profile Hondurans to the United States, including Castro’s predecessor, former President Juan Orlando Hernandez.
This content was originally published in President of Honduras abandons agreement with the US and denounces coup attempt on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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