Port-au-Prince: US Ambassador to Haiti Pamela White met on Tuesday with opposition leaders seeking an end to the rule of Haitian President Michel Martelly.
The closed-door meeting, arranged at the request of the activists, was held in the party offices of Haiti's Social Democrat Fusion party, and lasted nearly one hour.
"We told Mrs. White in no uncertain terms that the current crisis is one of Haiti's making, and it is up to Haiti to find a solution," opposition leader Jean Andre Victor told reporters after the meeting.
Haiti has been mired in political crisis for three years over the failure to hold long delayed municipal and legislative elections.
Demonstrators for Martelly and Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe to step down, accusing them of mismanagement.
Recent talks initiated by the government aimed at resolving the crisis before the end of the year were boycotted by opposition parties.
The closed-door meeting, arranged at the request of the activists, was held in the party offices of Haiti's Social Democrat Fusion party, and lasted nearly one hour.
"We told Mrs. White in no uncertain terms that the current crisis is one of Haiti's making, and it is up to Haiti to find a solution," opposition leader Jean Andre Victor told reporters after the meeting.
Haiti has been mired in political crisis for three years over the failure to hold long delayed municipal and legislative elections.
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Demonstrators for Martelly and Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe to step down, accusing them of mismanagement.
Recent talks initiated by the government aimed at resolving the crisis before the end of the year were boycotted by opposition parties.
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