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[CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana] The Secretariat of the
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) wishes to inform that, in accordance with the
decision taken by CARICOM heads of Government at their recent conference in
Grenada "to create a channel of engagement with the interim administration of
Haiti", a delegation of CARICOM foreign ministers will be visiting Haiti 13-14
July 2004.
Composed of Foreign Ministers of Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados,
Guyana, and Trinidad and Tobago, the CARICOM Ministerial Team to Haiti will
discuss recent developments with the Haitian officials. The Team will report to
the Bureau of Conference on its return.
The CARICOM Secretariat wishes to take advantage of the opportunity to dispel
misleading information in some sections of the regional media to the effect that
CARICOM has called for the release from detention of former Prime Minister Yvon
Neptune as one of the conditions for recognition of the Interim Administration
as well as for a date certain for elections. CARICOM is fully aware of Haiti’s
internal workings with regard to due process and to the setting of dates for
elections. However, CARICOM does continue to share concerns with other members
of the international community with regard to the political, economic, and
security situation in Haiti.
Attached is:
Audio of this Media Release on the Caricom Foreign
Minister’s Mission to Haiti, 13-14 July 2004
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