Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana discredited various diplomatic forces for supporting the de facto government in Honduras, especially focusing on the US and Mexico, along with Central America.

The military government in Honduras, headed by Roberto Micheletti, has broken diplomatic ties with Argentina on the basis of "strict reciprocity", after Argentina removed its ambassador in Tegucigalpa, accusing her of being pro-coup.

Talking in Mexico, Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana said Argentine would not send its diplomatic staff back to the country, and reiterated the government support for exiled president José Manuel Zelaya.

The Honduran Foreign Ministry today issued a diplomatic note demanding Argentina to respect the country's sovereignty and refrain from interfering with Honduran domestic affairs, after President Fernández de Kirchner supported the return of Zelaya to the presidency of the Central American republic.

Micheletti toppled the government of leftist Zelaya in June, reacting to controversial socialist-leaning policies and a close friendship with Venezuelan leader Hugo Chávez.

Bilateral relations between Argentina and Honduras will now be channeled through the Honduran Embassy in Israel, according to the statement.

"The diplomatic staff of Argentina in Buenos Aires will have the same treatment than our fellow nationals receive in Buenos Aires," the statement reads.

Last Thursday, the Argentine Foreign Ministry ousted the Argentine ambassador in Tegucigalpa, Carmen Eleonora Ortez Williams, on the basis of her "support to the government of Roberto Micheletti", a communiqué said.