27874: Craig (news) Caricom to re-admit Haiti (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From:  Dan Craig


Caribbean group to re-admit Haiti

*The Caribbean regional grouping, Caricom, says it is ready to re-admit Haiti 
following the presidential election there earlier this month. *

The group's secretary-general, Edwin Carrington, said Haiti now had a 
democratic government which could sit down with Caricom and discuss re-entry.

Mr Carrington described the elections as a "wonderful moment".

Caricom suspended Haiti's membership after the ousting of President 
Jean-Bertrand Aristide two years ago.

On Thursday Rene Preval, a former ally of Mr Aristide, was declared the winner 
of the presidential election.

The move came after the election board changed its method of counting, giving 
him an outright majority.

The announcement ended more than a week of uncertainty and violent protests.

Mr Preval's victory has been welcomed by the international community.

Next week, Brazil will host a meeting to discuss how to speed up donations to 
Haiti, the poorest country in the Americas.

Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/world/americas/4726590.stm
Published: 2006/02/18 06:39:12 GMT
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