Honduras president targets US extradition treaty

FILE PHOTO: President of Honduras Xiomara Castro delivers a speech at the first meeting of the Global School Meals Coalition in Paris, France, on October 18, 2023. JULIEN DE ROSA/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduras President Xiomara Castro accused the U.S. of interfering in Honduran politics on Tuesday, adding that she ordered her foreign minister to "denounce" an extradition treaty with the country.

"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," she said in a post on social media.

(Reporting by Orfa Mejia; Writing by Brendan O'Boyle; Editing by Kylie Madry)