Haiti agrees to Caricom conditions

[struggle4progress]

AP
Thursday, July 15, 2004
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Five Caribbean foreign ministers, pleased by assurances of new elections and other pledges, indicated yesterday that Haiti's US-backed interim leaders have cleared the way to resume ties frozen since the ouster of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.

"We have been reassured by (interim prime minister Gerard) Latortue that in 2005 there will be elections - parliamentary, presidential and local elections - and then in February of 2006 a new president will take power," said Foreign Affairs Minister Billie Miller of Barbados. "We've been assured of clean elections, no reprisals, and that known criminals will be prosecuted."

Asked if there were any sticking points, she said no.
The delegation will soon make a report to the 15-member Caribbean Community, Miller said, without specifying how soon the regional bloc could decide on recognising the government.
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Yesterday, Latortue thanked Miller but made no comment to reporters. Just last week he had characterised some of the community's conditions as "nonsense".

http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/html/20040714T230000-0500_62838_OBS_HAITI_AGREES_TO_CARICOM_CONDITIONS.asp

[Jerseygirltoo]

1. good for them

Glad to see Caricom did this-is there any hope Latortue will actually abide by the agreement?