Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya on Tuesday met the chief negotiator of the interim government here inside the Brazilian embassy.

Arturo Corrales told reporters that he was invited by Zelaya who has been staying in the embassy since his return to the country in late September.

"We exchanged information," said Corrales. "This information will be an essential part of the final solution to the situation in the country."

But he did not elaborate on the content of the information.

Zelaya's staff said Monday that the current round of negotiations encountered "evident obstruction".

The de facto government insists that Zelaya's restitution is a juridical issue and should be decided by the Supreme Court of Justice, while Zelaya's delegation holds that the Congress should make the final decision.

Zelaya's representative Victor Meza said that they were not ready to accept "confusing, insulting and provoking" proposals "aimed at gaining time."

According to the Honduran advisor from the Organization of American States, John Biehl, the two sides were expected to meet again in the coming hours for further talks.

Zelaya was ousted from the presidential post on June 28, after he planned to organize a referendum on the country's constitution which might give him a second term through general elections slated for November.