Mr Micheletti told reporters he would be prepared to make the move for "peace and tranquility" in Honduras. He took over at the head of a military-backed interim Honduran government after Mr Zelaya was bundled out of the country on 28 June. Mediators have called a further round of talks in Costa Rica on Saturday. Mr Micheletti's latest comments to reporters in the Honduran capital, Tegucigalpa, came as supporters of the ousted Mr Zelaya threatened to call strikes in protest at his overthrow. On Wednesday, Mr Zelaya - who is internationally recognised as the legitimate president - said his supporters had "the right to insurrection" in their bid to see him reinstated.
Mr Zelaya, a leftist, was forced out of office amid a row with the country's Congress and the courts over plans to hold a referendum on abolishing the current one-term restriction on presidents. Such a move could have seen Mr Zelaya run for a second term. The chief mediator, Costa Rican President Oscar Arias, has called the rival factions to a new round of talks on Saturday. Previous talks have failed to produce a breakthrough, but Mr Arias - a Nobel prize laureate - is urging both sides to be patient.
source: bbc.co.uk
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