Haiti: US, EU diplomats back rival to acting PM Joseph
24 July 2021 |
2:49 pm
"Core Group" ambassadors have urged Ariel Henry, designated as PM by President Moise before his death, to form a government. The move seems to bypass the current acting leader, Claude Joseph.
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