“We’re only sending American Marines to our embassy to make sure that they are secure and nothing is out of whack at all. But the idea of sending American forces into Haiti is not on the agenda at this moment,” Biden told a joint press conference with visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Le Drian suggested France would be prepared to supply police if needed but said “this must be done under the authority of the United Nations”. In October 2017 a police mission — the United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti — took over and lasted until October 2019. On Thursday US President Joe Biden said sending American troops to Haiti was “not on the agenda”.

Source: Punch July 18, 2021 07:08 UTC