French President Emmanuel Macron called Haiti's leaders “idiots.” Now there is a scandal between the countries. This is reported by The Guardian, according to UNN.
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According to the newspaper, the Haitian government summoned the French ambassador to the country to protest Macron's “unfriendly and inappropriate” comments.
In particular, on Wednesday, the French president commented on the situation in the Caribbean country as follows. He called the decision of Haiti's transitional presidential council to remove the prime minister “absolutely stupid.” This decision was made in early November amid escalating gang violence.
“To be honest, it was the Haitians who killed Haiti by allowing drug trafficking,” Macron said.
After these words in Brazil, the French president praised former Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille, who was ousted from power due to disagreements with the council. Macron called him a great leader.
“They are complete idiots, they should not have fired him,” the French leader said.
As a result, Macron's remarks caused outrage in Haiti (a former French colony). However, on Thursday, in Chile, the president apparently softened his tone.
France will never turn away from the crisis... There will never be double standards in the face of tragedy, whether in Haiti, Venezuela or at the gates of Europe,
The newspaper explained that Haiti's leadership is torn by internal strife, and three members of the transitional presidential council, which is tasked with restoring security and preparing the ground for elections, are accused of corruption. They remain in office.
The Guardian also added that France has pledged 4 million euros to the UN fund to finance the severely underfunded security mission to help restore security in Haiti, as well as to fund French and Creole language courses for its military.
In addition, the Haitian Foreign Ministry reported that at the meeting, French Ambassador Antoine Michon promised that France would remain on Haiti's side to help restore security and hold elections.
Haiti summons French ambassador after Macron's comment about “total morons”22.11.24, 08:54