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By David GollustSecretary of State Condoleezza Rice pledged continued U.S. political and economic support for Haiti at a meeting Wednesday with the impoverished1 Caribbean country's prime minister, Jacques-Edouard Alexis. Mr. Alexis reported progress in curbing2 violence in Haiti. VOA's David Gollust reports from the State Department.
Condoleezza Rice (r) and Jacques-Edouard Alexis at the State Department in Washington, 4 Apr 2007 |
But the Haitian prime minister says his government, backed by the U.N. stabilization5 force MINUSTAH, is making headway in curbing violence and crime, and is promising6 returning investors7 a favorable climate for business.
At a news appearance with Secretary Rice following talks here, Mr. Alexis claimed "significant results" in recent months on improving security and on economic fundamentals. The Haitian official said the task now is to raise the income of Haitians through jobs and investment:
"That's why we're asking our partners in the United States to help Haiti get back in business," said Jacques-Edouard Alexis. "I can say for sure that greater and greater efforts will be made in order for American corporations to come and do business in Haiti. And for that we'll create a regulatory and security environment that will be attractive to investment."
Secretary Rice said the Bush administration has earmarked $200 million for aid to Haiti for the current fiscal8 year, on top of the more than $600 million provided since 2004, calling it an expression of U.S. confidence that Haiti will overcome what she termed its "historic challenges."
She stressed a $20-million U.S. aid initiative beginning this month targeting the most impoverished and crime-ridden areas of the capital, Port-au-Prince:
"We will make certain that a good deal of that money goes to very dangerous, still dangerous, places like the Cite Soliel, which we hope will give to those people a sense of hope, a sense of a future, so that they can turn away from dangerous pursuits and toward education, jobs and a better life," said Condoleezza Rice.
Both Rice and the Haitian prime minister hailed an initiative announced during Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's Washington visit late last week under which Brazil and the United States will work with Haiti and other Caribbean states on biofuels projects.
President Bush, in his meeting with his Brazilian counterpart, stressed U.S. appreciation9 for Brazil's lead role in the 9,000 - member U.N. stabilization force, which has been in Haiti for nearly three years.
1 impoverished | |
adj.穷困的,无力的,用尽了的v.使(某人)贫穷( impoverish的过去式和过去分词 );使(某物)贫瘠或恶化 | |
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v.使浮起( buoy的过去式和过去分词 );支持;为…设浮标;振奋…的精神 | |
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adj.有希望的,有前途的 | |
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adj.财政的,会计的,国库的,国库岁入的 | |
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n.评价;欣赏;感谢;领会,理解;价格上涨 | |
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