WASHINGTON, Sept 10, CMC – Twelve Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries have joined several other countries in re-affirming that Haiti’s path forward must remain Haitian-led, with the full ownership of its institutions and civil society.
In a joint statement, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago joined Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, the United States, and Uruguay in reaffirming their solidarity with the Haitian people and respect for Haiti’s sovereignty.
They said they are also doing so in a commitment to supporting Haiti at this critical moment in line with the resolution “Calling for Concrete Solutions to be brought to bear as a Matter of Urgency to Resolve the Grave Security and Institutional Crisis in Haiti” that had been adopted by the Organization of American States (OAS) General Assembly in Antigua and Barbuda in June this year.
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