The Honduran coup government has lifted an emergency decree imposed after the country’s ousted President Manuel Zelaya returned to the country. The decree suspended some civil liberties and also shut down two radio stations loyal to Zelaya. Opponents of the coup praised the decision to lift the emergency decree.

Rafael Alegria, leader of the National Front for Resistance Against the Coup: “It’s a triumph for the people, for the resistance. This decree was rejected by businessmen and politicians. The resistance rejected it from the beginning, and so we consider this a triumph.”

Honduras’s democratically elected president Manuel Zelaya remains holed up inside the Brazilian embassy. On Monday, Zelaya said he would consider negotiations with de facto president Roberto Micheletti, but only if certain conditions are met.

Manuel Zelaya: “We are willing to sit down at the negotiating table when we arrive at an agreement over what is not negotiable, which is the restoration of democracy and the restoration of the position of president. Once this agreement has been reached, we can discuss how to implement it. Prior to this, it would be a waste of time, another deception of the foreign ministers.”