HAITI - The United States says it supports the statement issued by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries in which the 15-member regional integration grouping strongly condemned recent reports that criminal gangs in Haiti are threatening to overthrow the transitional government through violence.
The spokesperson for the US State Department, Tammy Bruce, in a brief statement said, “Following discussions between the Secretary (Marco Rubio) and Deputy Secretary of State (Christopher Landau) with Prime Minister of Barbados and Chairman CARICOM Mia Mottley, the United States supports the statement by CARICOM condemning any actions to destabilise Haiti’s Transitional Presidential Council”.
Bruce said that Washington also supports the efforts by the Kenya-led Multinational Security Support (MSS) Mission and CARICOM to assist the government in its efforts to bring peace and stability to Haiti in the face of armed criminal gangs.
The United Nations (UN) Security Council in 2023 passed a resolution for the MSS aimed at combating gang violence and restoring stability in the country. Criminal gangs are seeking to take complete control of the capital, Port au Prince, and have launched several attacks, killing women and children among others. (Jamaica Gleaner)
