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US evacuates embassy staff in Haiti

2024-03-10 19:52:27, Kosova & Bota CNA

US evacuates embassy staff in Haiti

The US military said on Sunday it had conducted an operation in Haiti to evacuate non-essential embassy personnel from the country, and added that US forces were beefing up security around the embassy as the Caribbean country moves under a state of emergency.

The operation is the latest sign of growing problems in Haiti, as gang violence threatens to topple the government and has forced thousands from their homes.

"The air evacuation of personnel in and out of the embassy is consistent with our standard practice of increasing security at embassies around the world, and no Haitian residents were on board the military aircraft," the military's Southern Command said in a statement. american.

Haiti declared a state of emergency last Sunday after fighting escalated while Prime Minister Ariel Henry was in Kenya seeking support for a UN mission in his country.

Kenya announced last year that it would lead the security force, but months of internal legal disputes have delayed the start of the mission.

On Saturday, the US State Department said Secretary of State Antony Blinken had spoken with Kenyan President William Ruto about the crisis in Haiti and that they had stressed their commitment to a multinational mission to restore order in Haiti.

In the statement of the Southern Command, it is said that Washington remains committed to the goals of restoring order in Haiti.

"Our embassy remains focused on efforts to increase support for the people of Haiti, including the Haitian National Police, expediting the deployment of a UN-mandated mission and expediting a peaceful transition of power through free and fair elections. rights", says the statement./ VOA





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