Rubio says Haiti transitional council must be dissolved by Feb 7
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FILE PHOTO: Haiti's Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aime walks as he attends a Mass in honor of Pope Francis at Saint Pierre church in Petionville, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, April 25, 2025. REUTERS/Jean Feguens Regala/File Photo
WASHINGTON, Jan 23 - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday that Haiti's Transitional Presidential Council (CPT) must be dissolved by February 7, as he backed Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé in a phone call with the Haitian leader, State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott said in a statement.
Rubio emphasized the importance of Fils-Aimé's tenure continuing amid gang violence on the island, , Pigott said, after members of the council have sought to remove him before the council's mandate ends.
"The United States will ensure there is a steep cost for corrupt politicians who support vicious gangs and wreak terrorism on Haiti," Pigott added..
(Reporting by Simon Lewis)
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