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| | Honduras (07/05) |
 | | Honduras held its sixth consecutive democratic elections in November 2001, to elect a new president, unicameral Congress, and mayors. |
 | | Honduras is a strong proponent of Central American cooperation and integration, and continues to work towards the implementation of a regional customs union, which would ease border controls and tariffs among Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and El Salvador. |
 | | Honduras continues to participate in the UN observer mission in the Western Sahara, contributed troops for the reconstruction of Iraq, and remains interested in participating in other UN peacekeeping missions. |
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