Saturday, March 27, 2004

Haiti: Caricom will not recognize the new government

The Caricom meeting ended with a decision to not recognize the U.S. puppet regime in Haiti. The group also called on the UN to investigate the removal of Haiti's democratically elected president Jean-Claude Aristide, who has been granted asylum in South Africa. The group wants the UN general assembly to investigate the matter rather than the Security Council where France or the U.S. could veto any decision.

The officials said for the time being the Caribbean Community plans to work through the United Nations and other agencies in dealing with Haiti. They said leaders had been under enormous pressure from the United States to recognize the new government.

...Conference officials said the 15-nation regional bloc wants the General Assembly to investigate rather than the Security Council, where the United States or France could veto the proposal.

The Caribbean can expect support from the 53-member African Union, which last month echoed its demand.


Caricom meets again in July.

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