Mr. Speaker, the brutal repression which the Haitian police and army carry on is getting worse in Port-au-Prince, as the American soldiers watch impassively. For his part, exiled President Jean-Bertrand Aristide has publicly repudiated the agreement reached between Washington and the military junta, referring back to the Governors Island Accord. The UN special envoy who was in charge of negotiating these accords has just resigned. His name is Dante Caputo.
I ask the minister who seems to be increasingly embarrassed by the growing confusion to tell us if negotiations are now going on in Washington to ensure the speedy and effective return of President Aristide.