The Prime Minister of Haiti, Ariel Henry, met with the Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro, to treat "a series of topics of national and regional interest" within the framework of the IX Summit of the Americas, held in Los Angeles, United States.
"The issue of security figured prominently in these exchanges"reads a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office published on Tuesday.
During the meeting, Henry made "special emphasis" in which the creation of a stable security climate and a social environment "peaceful" is essential for the organization of a general election "credible" in the Caribbean country.
"The OAS is committed to continuing to sensitize the heads of state and government in the region so that they increase their support for Haiti in its relentless fight against armed gangs and the trafficking of illegal arms and ammunition."said the Haitian government.
Haiti has been facing an unprecedented socio-political and economic crisis for five years, aggravated by the assassination of President Jovenel Moise in July 2021 at his private address.
More than 450 violent deaths were recorded in the country since the beginning of the year until May 20, as a result of clashes between armed gangs, according to the Episcopal Commission for Justice and Peace of the Catholic Church in Haiti (CE-JILAP). ).
The greatest number of victims occurred in the fight for territory between rival gangs 400 Mawozo and Chen Mechan last April in the region known as the Plaine du Cul de Sac, at the northern entrance to Port-au-Prince.
The proliferation of armed gangs, which have taken over numerous poor neighborhoods imposing their law with extreme violence, has only intensified the serious political, economic and social crisis that the most impoverished country on the continent is going through.
