Assassination of Haitian president: US has no plans to deploy troops in the country

The government of USA has no plans to offer military assistance to Haiti “at this time”, said a senior official in President Joe Biden’s government, hours after it became known that Port-au-Prince had asked Washington to deploy forces to guard strategic sites and facilities. of importance.

To approve the deployment of troops by the UN, something that was also requested by the caretaker government Haiti Following the assassination of President Jouvenel Moise, the approval of the 15-member Security Council would be required.

A letter to the United Nations on July 7, the day the ousted president was assassinated, said the purpose of the blue helmets would be to “support the efforts” of the police to “restore security and public order throughout the country”.

Matthias Pierre, the minister in charge of electoral affairs, told AFP yesterday that “we are afraid that mercenaries may destroy infrastructure to wreak havoc in the country”, confirming that a request had been made to send troops during contacts with the US Secretary of State and the UN “.

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