**Senior diplomats from across the Americas are due to arrive in Honduras in the latest attempt to resolve the political crisis.**They are hoping to set up talks between interim leader Roberto Micheletti and deposed President Manuel Zelaya, who is in the Brazilian embassy.
Mr Zelaya is demanding he be reinstated to the presidency.
His opponents accuse him of illegally attempting to extend his rule, an accusation he denies.
Mr Zelaya has said that he will only meet Mr Micheletti if an agreement is made beforehand under which he is allowed to return to power.
This high-powered diplomatic team is expected to include foreign ministers and deputy foreign ministers from about 10 countries in the region, as well as Jose Insulza, chief of the Organisation of American States (OAS).
BBC Central America correspondent Stephen Gibbs says this is not the first time a senior delegation has flown into the Honduran capital hoping to solve the political crisis there.
But this time, he says, the diplomats are giving more hints than usual that they feel progress can, and will, be made.
Emergency decree
The interim government is under extreme pressure to ensure that elections in Honduras, scheduled for the end of November, are seen as valid.
The international community has suggested that that will only be the case if Mr Zelaya is first allowed to resume the presidency, our correspondent says.
Military cordon around embassy
Some of the ousted president’s opponents in Honduras are coming round to the idea that allowing him to serve the three remaining months of his term might be a solution, and even a victory, for them.
They argue that the former cattle rancher would be seen as the lamest of lame duck presidents.
Mr Zelaya’s supporters would view his return to power very differently, as a victory for democracy.
But our correspondent says finding a solution where both sides can claim to have won is perhaps the only way to end this crisis.
Earlier this week, Mr Micheletti lifted an emergency decree imposed after Mr Zelaya returned to the country.
The decree suspended some civil liberties and also shut down two radio stations loyal to the president.
The emergency decree was condemned internationally, and those supporting the ousted president had demanded that it be lifted before negotiations between Mr Zelaya and the interim leader could begin.
Mr Zelaya is in the Brazilian embassy with dozens of supporters and members of his family. The compound is surrounded by Honduran troops.