The proposed deal that would return Zelaya to power still needs to be agreed by congress [AFP]

In an interview broadcast on Sunday, Zelaya called for congress to "reverse the coup" that forced him from power.

"If the national congress decides to maintain the coup the crisis will continue. If the congress reverses the coup, the crisis will be over," he said by telephone from the Honduran capital.

Zelaya, who was removed from office in June, has been holed up in the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa since he sneaked back into the country over a month ago.

His supporters and those of the de facto government have been at odds for four months, but an agreement on Friday raised the possibility that Zelaya could be returned to power ahead of elections in November, as long as congress agrees.

'Path to succeed'

Zelaya said that he was satisfied with the proposed agreement, which he hopes will see him restored to the presidency before the vote on November 29.

"It's a deal that's on a path to succeed," he said.

"Roberto Michiletti [the de facto president of Honduras] is the president of congress and he is the one who signed the accord."

But there is confusion over when congress will meet to sign off on the deal.

Comments by Arturo Corrales, a negotiator for the de facto government, soon after the proposed agreement was struck suggested that congress might not discuss the issue before the elections.

No date has been set for Congress to meet on the issue, but the earliest the deal could be debated is Tuesday, legislators said.

Monday is a holiday in Honduras and many legislators are busy campaigning for the upcoming vote that will also elect a successor to Zelaya.

Many countries have warned they would not accept the elections if the June coup is not undone - suggesting that if congress approves the pact to reinstate Zelaya, it would win international recognition for the elections.

Zelaya was forced from power on June 28, the same day that he planned to hold a non-binding referendum on the constitution, a move that had been declared illegal by the Honduran congress and supreme court.

Opponents of Zelaya say that the public vote was aimed at winning support for an extension to presidential term limits, claims that he has denied.

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