PORT-AU-PRINCE, July 30 (Reuters) - Brazil and Ecuador have
agreed to help Haiti set up a new army that will eventually
replace the U.N. peacekeeping force that has protected the
impoverished Caribbean nation on and off since 1994, officials
say.
Haiti's President Michel Martelly has been pushing the idea
of reconstituting the army for almost a year, saying Haitians
would prefer to have their country protected by its own troops
rather than United Nations soldiers deployed in Haiti.
Brazil's Defense Ministry confirmed it was prepared to help
Haiti in everything it needs to restore its army, including
military training and engineering. Ecuador has also pledged its
support, a defense ministry official said.
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agreed to help Haiti set up a new army that will eventually
replace the U.N. peacekeeping force that has protected the
impoverished Caribbean nation on and off since 1994, officials
say.
Haiti's President Michel Martelly has been pushing the idea
of reconstituting the army for almost a year, saying Haitians
would prefer to have their country protected by its own troops
rather than United Nations soldiers deployed in Haiti.
Brazil's Defense Ministry confirmed it was prepared to help
Haiti in everything it needs to restore its army, including
military training and engineering. Ecuador has also pledged its
support, a defense ministry official said.
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