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From: Dan Craig


UN, OAS voice support for Haiti electoral process

www.chinaview.cn 2006-01-25 11:14:59


BUENOS AIRES, Jan. 24 (Xinhuanet) -- The United Nations, the Organization of American States (OAS) and 13 nations have signed a document to reiterate their support for Haiti's electoral process,the Argentine Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.

The international community recognizes its duty to help "build democracy and establish peace" in the the Caribbean country in line with the will of the Haitian people, the document said.

Besides the United Nations and OAS, the statement was also signed by representatives of Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, France, Germany, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, Spain, the Dominican Republic, the United States and Uruguay who met Friday in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince to analyze the country's political and security situation.

The governments and organizations called on Haiti's transitional government and political movements to respect the Provisional Electoral Council's electoral timetable, which sets Feb. 7 for the first round of the presidential vote.

"Only the election of a legitimate government can provide the conditions needed for a definitive end to violence," said the statement.

It also expressed confidence in the ability of the United Nations' Haiti stabilization mission Minustah and the UN Security Council to guarantee free, transparent and credible elections.

Minustah has been in Haiti since June 2004, as part of an operation designed to restore peace and order there since the overthrow of former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide in February 2004. The election has been postponed three times already.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-01/25/content_4097550.htm






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