WORLD IN BRIEF : HAITI : Malval Sees Military Set for Compromise

Prime Minister Robert Malval said he found Haiti’s military command ready to compromise to end the nation’s political crisis. Malval, speaking to reporters before a surprise meeting with Vice President Al Gore, was in Washington for talks with exiled Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide and U.S. officials on ways to solve the crisis. Malval told reporters he had detected a new mood when he met Monday with Lt. Gen. Raoul Cedras and other Haitian military leaders who refuse to step down and allow the democratically elected Aristide to return. Malval said he was given no concrete assurances and did not mention whether he discussed Aristide’s return with the military.