Negotiations Set for Return of Haiti’s Ousted Leader
Reversing itself, the National Assembly has decided to send a delegation to negotiate with ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide about conditions for his return to power, a legislative leader said Thursday.
Meanwhile, 19 college students sought shelter at the Canadian Embassy, one day after barging into the building and saying they feared for their lives.
Earlier this week, the bicameral National Assembly refused to open negotiations until an international trade embargo imposed against Haiti by the 34-member Organization of American States is lightened or lifted.
The embargo has contributed to an exodus by boat of thousands of Haitians in the past week.
Negotiations between Aristide and a six- to eight-member parliamentary delegation are to begin today in Cartagena, Colombia. They are to be mediated by an OAS representative.
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