Sources: AFP and google.com, February 9, 2011
WASHINGTON - The United States warned Wednesday against a return to Haiti of former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide before the second round of presidential elections to be held March 20.
If Mr. Aristide returned to Haiti before the second round of presidential elections, this will be "unfortunate diversion," said the spokesman for the State Department Philip Crowley.
Jean-Bertrand Aristide in exile in South Africa since 2004, expects to return to Haiti "very soon" in the coming days, once it received the passport authorities issued him, told AFP Wednesday his lawyer Ira Kurzban .
early February the government candidate in the presidential election in Haiti, Jude Celestin, was sidelined for the second round after two months of post-election crisis, the electoral council has finally decided to reverse the provisional results marred by fraud.
The second round March 20 oppose a former first lady, Mirlande Manigat, the popular singer Michel Martelly.
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also read the telegram haitilibre:
Haiti - USA: The return of Aristide, a regrettable diversion .
WASHINGTON - The United States warned Wednesday against a return to Haiti of former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide before the second round of presidential elections to be held March 20.
If Mr. Aristide returned to Haiti before the second round of presidential elections, this will be "unfortunate diversion," said the spokesman for the State Department Philip Crowley.
Jean-Bertrand Aristide in exile in South Africa since 2004, expects to return to Haiti "very soon" in the coming days, once it received the passport authorities issued him, told AFP Wednesday his lawyer Ira Kurzban .
early February the government candidate in the presidential election in Haiti, Jude Celestin, was sidelined for the second round after two months of post-election crisis, the electoral council has finally decided to reverse the provisional results marred by fraud.
The second round March 20 oppose a former first lady, Mirlande Manigat, the popular singer Michel Martelly.
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also read the telegram haitilibre:
Haiti - USA: The return of Aristide, a regrettable diversion .
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