MONTEGO BAY, Jul 7, CMC – Haiti has called on the rest of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) not to turn their backs on the French-speaking CARICOM country saying that it was important for there to be a united front in confronting the security, political and socio-economic situation there.
Speaking at the news conference following the end of the three-day CARICOM summit here, the incoming President of the Transitional Presidential Council,(TPC), Laurent Saint Cyr, said that he was pleased to have participated in the deliberations where the regional leaders had placed “the security crisis in Haiti at the forefront of regional priority.
“Haiti today needs the region to speak with one voice in defence of security, peace and sustainable development,” he said, thanking the countries that have already contributed to the Kenya-led Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission, an international security force authorised by the United Nations Security Council to assist the Haitian National Police in restoring order and combating gang violence.
The mission’s mandate was recently extended until October 2, 2025.
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