leader Roberto Micheletti had refused to meet but held separate talks with Costa Rican President Oscar Arias. Correspondents say the former allies' positions remain far apart. Mr Zelaya, who was removed from Honduras at gun point in a coup last month, continues to describe Mr Micheletti as a criminal, while Mr Micheletti's interim government has said Mr Zelaya will be arrested if he tries to return to the country. Both men left the talks on Thursday, leaving delegations behind to continue the discussions.Mr Zelaya flew to the Dominican Republic, where he is hoping to gather more support mbt shoes clearance, and Mr Micheletti has returned to Honduras. On arriving back in the Honduran capital, Tegucigalpa, Mr Micheletti said: We are in agreement with his [Mr Zelaya's] return here - but to be sent directly to the courts. Shortly after his return, Mr Micheletti announced he had accepted the resignation of his de facto Foreign Minister MBT Sale, Enrique Ortez, for using racially offensive language about US President Barack Obama MBT shoes sale. Mr Ortez was reported to have described Mr Obama as negrito - meaning little black man - which Mr Micheletti said was a scandalous epithet. 'Timid measures'On Friday, Hugo Chavez, the President of Venezuela and one of Mr Zelaya's key supporters, said the talks in Costa Rica were dead and that it was horrible to see the usurper Mr Micheletti being treated with deference by Mr Arias.Mr Chavez also criticised what he said were timid measures by the US in response to the crisis and demanded to know why they had not recalled their ambassador imposed sanctions. The BBC's Charles Scanlon in the region says much will now depend on what Washington decides to do next. The US has already cut some aid to Honduras but has not exerted its full economic and diplomatic muscle, says our correspondent. The political crisis erupted after Mr Zelaya attempted to hold a non-binding public consultation to ask people whether they supported moves to change the constitution. Opponents said that could have led to the removal of the current one-ter Related articles:

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