( CNN ) -- Honduras suspended diplomatic relations with Argentina on Tuesday in retaliation for having its ambassador expelled from Argentina last week . Riot police stand in front of marchers supporting ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya on Tuesday . The move stems from tensions between the two countries over a June 28 military-led coup in which Honduran President Jose Manuel Zelaya was replaced by congressional leader Roberto Micheletti . When Honduran Ambassador Carmen Eleonora Ortez Williams , who had been appointed by Zelaya , did not protest the coup , Argentina took exception . Most countries in the world -- as well as the United Nations , the Organization of American States and the European Union -- have denounced the coup and demanded that Zelaya be restored to power . Those nations still consider Zelaya president and do not recognize any officials from Micheletti 's government or any functionaries who support him . Argentina asked Ortez to leave last week `` for supporting the de facto government of Roberto Micheletti . '' On Tuesday , Honduras suspended relations with Argentina and asked the South American nation 's diplomats to leave within 72 hours . Honduras ' relations with Argentina will be `` channeled '' though the Argentine embassy in Israel , said a release issued in Tegucigalpa , the Honduran capital . `` With regards to Argentine personnel stationed in Tegucigalpa and who are finishing their functions in Honduras , they will be granted , based on the principle of strictest reciprocity , the same treatment , time and facilities that was conceded to Honduran functionaries accredited in Argentina , '' the Honduran release said . The Honduran political crisis stems from Zelaya 's desire to hold a referendum that could have led to extending term limits by changing the constitution , despite the country 's congress having outlawed the vote and the supreme court having ruled it illegal . Zelaya vowed to hold the vote anyway but was ousted before the voting started . The congress named Micheletti provisional president shortly after Zelaya was detained by the military and sent into exile . Micheletti said Zelaya was not overthrown in a coup , but rather removed from power through constitutional means .
Honduras takes power after its ambassador is expelled from Argentina . Argentina expelled ambassador because she backed new Honduras government . Argentina among nations demands that the Honduran monarchy be restored . Honduran President Jose Manuel Zelaya ousted in military coup in Honduras .