FACTBOX - Reaction to coup in Honduras

(Reuters) -The Honduran army ousted and exiled leftist President Manuel Zelaya on Sunday, a move triggered by his bid to make it legal to seek another term in office.

Following is international reaction to the first successful military coup against a president in Central America since the Cold War.

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: "...I call on all political and social actors in Honduras to respect democratic norms, the rule of law and the tenets of the Inter-American Democratic Charter.

"Any existing tensions and disputes must be resolved peacefully through dialogue free from any outside interference."

VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT HUGO CHAVEZ: "I have put the armed forces of Venezuela on alert."

Chavez said if a new Honduran government is sworn in after the coup, "We will bring them down, we will bring them down, I tell you."

He also said if Venezuela's envoy to Honduras was harmed or troops entered the Venezuelan embassy, "that military junta would be entering a de facto state of war, we would have to act militarily."

Organisation OF AMERICAN STATES: OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza "strongly condemned" the coup and "demanded that the rebels reveal the whereabouts of President Zelaya." In a statement, he called on "the Honduran people, the nations in the Americas and the international community to join forces against this grave disturbance of the democratic process currently being enjoyed throughout the Continent."

FRANCE: The French Foreign Ministry said, "France firmly condemns the coup that has just taken place in Honduras. The arrests and expulsions of diplomatic envoys are a grave breach of the Vienna convention. They are unacceptable.