"This is a crucial moment in Haiti," Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Brian Nichols told reporters ahead of the visit. "We're seeing that forward movement on the security side that we've long waited for. But we also need to see progress on the political side, and engaging the transitional presidential council, the prime minister and Haiti's political parties is a priority for the secretary to make sure that progress towards elections moves forward."
Haiti plunged into chaos after the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, throwing the country's already weak institutions into disarray and opening the door to armed gangs to take over increasingly large parts of Port-au-Prince, ports and other critical areas inside the country. Now the paramilitary control about 80 percent of the capital.
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