ELEMENTS FOR A STATEMENT TO THE PRESS
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL
HAITI
- Members of the Security Council reiterated the expression of their profound condolences to the family of Mr. Garfield Lyle, a staff member of MICAH who was killed following the shooting incident in Port-au-Prince on 7 August, 2000, and also to the Government and people of Guyana.
- Members of the Council called upon the Government of Haiti to carry out speedy inquiry into the incident and to bring those responsible to justice without delay.
- Members of the Council expressed serious concern over the safety and security of United Nations and international personnel in Haiti. In this regard, they called upon the Haitian authorities to take concrete steps to ensure the safety and security for those personnel.
- Members of the Council reiterated their concern over the political crisis in Haiti, and expressed their support for the efforts taken by the international community to address this crisis.