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US Deplores Haiti Gridlock, Urges Dialogue to Resolve Nation's Problems

Sandra Lemaire

   WASHINGTON/PORT-AU-PRINCE - The U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince issued a
   statement late Thursday on Haiti's acute political and economic crisis,
   urging stakeholders to start discussing ways to resolve the issues that
   have paralyzed the nation.

   "The United States continues to urge all of Haiti's political, economic
   and civil society stakeholders to enter without delay or preconditions,
   an inclusive dialogue to identify and pursue a path to form a
   functioning government that will serve the Haitian people," the
   statement said.

     [1]pic.twitter.com/Pryu3MxBje
     -- U.S. Embassy Haiti (@USEmbassyHaiti) [2]October 24, 2019

   The statement, issued in English, French and Creole, was not signed by
   Ambassador Michele Sison. It is addressed to the nation's leaders --
   President Jovenel Moise and the opposition -- encouraging them to "work
   together toward a peaceful and democratic solution now, with an
   increased sense of urgency."

   This is not the first time the U.S. has urged national dialogue as a
   means to end the political stalemate. Sison and members of the Core
   Group, which also includes ambassadors from France, Spain, Canada,
   Brazil, the EU, the U.N. and a representative of the OAS, issued a
   similar statement in September.

References

   1. https://t.co/Pryu3MxBje
   2. https://twitter.com/USEmbassyHaiti/status/1187509905420378114?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

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