Honduras vows to end extradition treaty with U.S. after ambassador comments
U.S. Ambassador Laura Dogu expressed concern after a meeting between the Honduran Defense Minister and his Venezuelan counterpart, who the U.S. indicted for drug trafficking.
TEGUCIGALPA — Honduras’ foreign ministry on Wednesday said it would end a more than a century-old extradition treaty with the U.S. after Washington’s ambassador expressed concern about a meeting between Honduran and Venezuelan defense officials.
In a letter to the U.S. embassy shared on social media by Foreign Minister Enrique Reina, Honduras’ foreign ministry expressed “the decision of the Government of the Republic of Honduras to terminate the extradition treaty.”
Earlier on Wednesday, Honduran President Xiomara Castro ordered a denunciation — a unilateral withdrawal of a treaty in international law — and accused Washington of meddling in her country’s affairs.
“The interference and interventionism of the United States, as well as its intention to direct the politics of Honduras through its embassy and other representatives, is intolerable,” the leftist leader said in a post on social media.
The U.S. embassy in Honduras did not immediately reply to a request for comment.
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