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HAITI’S INTERIM PRIME MINISTER TO SPEAK AT OAS

  December 1, 2005

The Interim Prime Minister of Haiti, Gérard Latortue, will address the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) this Friday to talk about the latest developments in his country and the elections scheduled for early next year.

OAS Secretary General José Miguel Insulza and the Chair of the OAS Permanent Council, Ambassador Izben Williams of Saint Kitts and Nevis, will also speak at the protocolary session.

The OAS has worked on a number of fronts to promote democracy and strengthen human rights in Haiti. In recent months, the OAS supported a massive voter registration drive conducted by Haiti’s Provisional Electoral Council (CEP), which registered more than 3.5 million citizens. Last week, Haitian authorities announced that the first round of presidential and legislative elections would take place on January 8.


What: Protocolary session of the OAS Permanent Council to receive the Interim Prime Minister of Haiti, Gérard Latortue

When: Friday, December 2, 2005
2:45 p.m.

Where: Hall of the Americas
OAS Headquarters
17th St. & Constitution Ave. NW
Washington, D.C.


The session will be transmitted live on the OAS Web site (www.oas.org).

Reference: AVI-131/05