US official: The United States wants Honduras to maintain diplomatic relations with Ta

The delegation of the United States visited Honduras said that the United States hopes that Honduras will maintain diplomatic relations with Taiwan.

Reuters quoted a unnamed senior official in the United States State Department said that the delegation who was visiting Honduras had expressed the above hope for the two main candidates in the November 28 presidential election on November 28.

The official also said yesterday (24th) that Washington warned Honduras on "Mainland China in contact with local contacts".

This trip is a meeting with the delegation led by the United States, a assistant Secretary of State Brian Nichols, who is in charge of Western Hemisphere.

The main opposition candidate Xiomara Castro, who is currently leading in the latest polls, stated that if she was elected, she would admit Beijing in diplomacy.But one of her assistants said on Tuesday that she has not made a final decision yet.

A State Council officials told reporters at the telephone briefing, "We have made it clear to major candidates that we think that the relationship between Honduras and Taiwan is such an important reason and hopes that the relationship between diplomatic relations can continue."

The official emphasized that the United States is not a side station in this election.He said the Bayeng government welcomed Castro that if he was elected, he would establish a guarantee for the Anti -Corruption Commission supported by the United Nations.

The official said that no matter who wins, the US government will continue to name the Honduras politician that the United States thinks it is corrupted and take measures, including a prohibited visa.

The official reiterated that the United States called on Honduras to hold a freedom and fair election and urged the Honduras government and the army to perform constitutional duties.However, the U.S. government still expressed concerns about the possibility of Honduras' political violence upgrade and urged the Honduras government to ensure the safety of elections.

The current President Honduras President Elandus led a group to Taiwan to meet with Taiwan Tsai Ing -wen on the 13th of this month. During the meeting, Elandus said that Honduras and Taiwan were real friends.And hope that Tahong's deep friendship can deepen whether he is within his office and after he stepped down.

Honduras is one of the 15 diplomatic countries in Taiwan.Latin America has been an important diplomatic battlefield between the two sides of the strait for many years.Taiwan had previously accused Beijing attempting to use Honduras to elect the "manufacturing controversy" and reminded Honduras not to misunderstand the promise of Beijing's "flashy and false".