NEW YORK, CMC—Haiti’s Prime Minister Garry Conille held talks with his Jamaican counterpart, Andrew Holness, on security siltation in the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country. Both leaders are attending the 79th United Nations General Assembly, which officially gets underway on Tuesday.
“I was pleased to discuss with Prime Minister Andrew Holness of Jamaica the continued deployment in the coming weeks of Jamaican troops to be part of the Mission in Haiti and the equipment promised, particularly to help protect the bay of Port-au-Prince,” Conille said, adding “we discussed regional experiences in the joint fight against armed gangs.”
For his part, Prime Minister Holness said, “Our discussions focused on returning stability to Haiti, the support provided so far, including from Jamaica, as well as the expansion of support that is required to return the country to normalcy.”
Jamaica is among a handful of CARCOM countries expected to provide support to the Kenya-led United Nations-sanctioned Multinational Security Support Mission (MSS) aimed at returning peace and security to the country following the July 7, 2021, assassination of then-president Jovenel Moise.
Kenyan President William Ruto visited Haiti last weekend and said he wants to transform the MSS into a full-scale United Nations peacekeeping operation.
Kenya has sent 400 to the Caribbean country, and Ruto said, “Our next batch, another 600, is undergoing redeployment training.
“We will be ready for the mission in a few weeks and look forward to the necessary support to enable their deployment,” he added.
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