Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry announced early Tuesday that he would resign once a transitional presidential council is created, bowing to international pressure to save the country overwhelmed by violent gangs that some experts say have unleashed a low-scale civil war.
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00:00 After the Council of Ministers in Soya, I agreed to set up a Presidential Transition Council.
00:10 Council members can choose to have an agreement in various sectors of national life.
00:21 The government that I led, learned from immediately after the Council was established.
00:30 We are pleased to announce the commitment to a transitional governance arrangement,
00:37 which paves the way for a peaceful transition of power, continuity of governance,
00:44 an action plan for near-term security, and the road to free and fair elections.
00:51 It further seeks to assure that Haiti will be governed by the rule of law.
00:57 This commitment reflects hard compromises among a diverse coalition of actors
01:04 who have put their country above all differences.
01:08 To that end, we acknowledge the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry
01:16 upon the establishment of a Transitional Presidential Council
01:21 and the naming of an interim Prime Minister.
01:24 And remember always, this is Haitian-led, and whatever we do must be what the Haitian people want of us.
01:32 That is the important point.
01:34 It is not what we want, it is what the Haitian people want of us.
01:37 What we exercise leadership as a region in being proactive.