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Central African Republic authorities will meet in the coming
days with ousted Haitian leader Jean-Bertrand Aristide, to "clear
up" whether he wants to remain in Bangui or head into exile
elsewhere, government spokesperson Parfait M'bay said
yesterday.
"We hope that former president Jean-Bertrand Aristide will be able
to meet the country's authorities so that a certain number of
points can be cleared up, because we still don't know if he wants
to stay in Bangui for a while or continue on his way to South
Africa," said M'bay in a radio interview.
Aristide arrived here on Monday, after fleeing his Caribbean island
state following weeks of unrest that has claimed scores of
lives.
Central African President Francois Bozize said in a statement
Monday that the impoverished country - struggling both financially
and for international recognition after a coup nearly a year ago
toppled elected president Ange-Felix Patasse - had "agreed to give
refuge to the former president of the world's first black republic,
Haiti," at the request of Gabonese President Omar Bongo.
But a day after he arrived in Bangui, Aristide's "irresponsible"
behaviour was proving a headache for his Central African Republic
hosts.
"He's already started to embarrass us," said M'bay.
"He's scarcely been here 24 hours, and he's causing problems for
Central African diplomacy," he said, referring to an interview
given by Aristide to CNN, in which the former priest said he was
ousted in a coup orchestrated by Washington. – Sapa-AFP.
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