Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the Leader of the Opposition for supporting the government's action which is aimed at convincing the military that it is in the interests of the Haitian people and in their own interests to yield to president Aristide and to do so as soon as possible.
I am encouraged by the energetic action taken by the Organization for American States which unanimously embraced the position proposed by the personal representative of the Secretary General of the UN, Mr. Caputo. Second, I am also encouraged by the decision of the authorities of the Dominican Republic to establish a more secure and effective system to control the border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
On that basis, I believe that the total embargo will be effective and will convince the military to yield.