Friday on the Voice of America (VOA) Creole in Port-au-Prince, US Ambassador Michele Sison accredited in Haiti, expressed her support for President Jovenel Moïse, who has been the subject for two weeks of demonstrations nationwide demanding his resignation "We have always underscored, in our statements as well as our diplomatic conversations ... our belief in the legitimacy of Haiti's institutions and its elected officials."

When asked if the United States was willing to help mediate multi-party negotiations to try to resolve the political crisis in the country, the Ambassador said the burden lay on the Haitians themselves to solve their problems.

"Many people are talking about the need for a national dialogue. The United States wants to encourage such a dialogue but it must be inclusive, it must be constructive, in good faith where all the stakeholders, political, economic, young people, women, the private sector, religious leaders get together to dialogue without preconditions."

Asked about the return to the United States of 7 people (5 US and 2 Serb residents in the USA) arrested on February 17 while driving in Port-au-Prince in unregistered vehicles with powerful weapons, drones and satellite communication equipment, https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-26963-haiti-flash-a-mysterious-commando-of-heavily-armed-foreigners-arrested-in-port-au-prince.html , Ambassador Sison replied "The return of these individuals was coordinated with the Haitian authorities," reiterating the State Department position, she did not elaborate.

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-27020-haiti-flash-pm-demands-explanations-from-minister-aly-on-the-transfer-to-usa-of-7-foreigners.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-27011-haiti-flash-the-haitian-arrested-with-the-armed-commando-would-not-be-part-of-the-group.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-27009-haiti-flash-back-in-the-united-states-the-members-of-the-commandos-are-free.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-27001-haiti-flash-not-a-transfer-but-an-extraction-of-the-members-of-commando.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-26991-haiti-flash-the-7-foreign-oof-commandos-have-left-haiti-without-handcuffs-for-the-usa.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-26981-haiti-flash-mess-at-the-palace-around-the-commandos-of-foreigners-arrested-at-pap.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-26972-haiti-flash-the-mystery-remains-around-the-mission-of-the-commando-of-foreigners-arrested-to-pap.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-26963-haiti-flash-a-mysterious-commando-of-heavily-armed-foreigners-arrested-in-port-au-prince.html

SL/ HaitiLibre