ARTICLE - MARTELLY STATEMENT

STATEMENTS OF MARTELLY BEFORE LEAVING FOR THE UN
(Haiti Libre) -

Before leaving the country to participate in the discussions of the 66th Ordinary General Assembly of the UN, where the Head of State will speak ... and will have the opportunity to meet many key players in the reconstruction of Haiti; President Martelly, sent a message to the people at the airport :

"...We begin with the meetings tomorrow, for example with the President of Rwanda, President Kagame, [Martelly meet with the Secretary General of the UN this Monday at 10:30], there will be a cocktail hosted by the Secretary-General Ban Ki moon, where all the Heads of States are invited, a cocktail by President Obama and his wife. These are some things that are in the program.

[...] when I come back next week, I hope that the good news that has begun, will continue in the same direction, in particular of expecting a positive vote in the Chamber of Senate on the Prime Minister-designate; so that once and for all, the Prime Minister is ratified [...] and makes, as soon as possible, the general policy statement and establishment of the Government. The time is urgent.

I ask everyone to remain calm in the country; a little patience. A phrase that I love and I often say these days is: "If someone is now sitting in the shade of a tree, it is because someone planted a tree a long time ago". It means that today we are perhaps not in the shade, but we must plant the tree and it will take time to see the tree grow and to give us shade. We have a strong team, a dedicated team that is ready. [...] We have a Prime Minister-designate who is here, who has experience, who masters policy, who has determination, who knows the international world and will support a President who has a vision, who knows his country and has already posed the problems and proposed solutions. The Prime Minister will be working closely with the President to ensure that the policy of the President becomes a reality.

We ask the entire population to be patient [...] Change does not mean that you will see the difference in one day. Change means that we will leave a system, which brought us nothing, to developing a system that will allow the children in the country to go to school and have a certain future, reconstruction, agricultural recovery, the rule of law, equal justice for all, and security...

[...] the actions of the police are already beginning to be felt. The police understand the determination of the President. It understands that the time has come to come out of the disorder, and .... it is a strong message that we will launch when we will be speaking to the tribune of the United Nations. At this time we take things seriously [...] Everyone has the right to protest. The President would have the right to protest in the streets. Everyone has that right, but it's over this question of disorder, of people who make disorder in the country and preventing investors from coming into the country and creating jobs [...] this will need to change.

We are here to build. We want development and development is not done by breaking. We need order, peace and discipline [...] I ask the population to give its support, to support the vision of the President in order to have success; to help the President succeed. I thank you. I leave for seven days and I hope that when I get back, I can remove the word "designated" and say that we have a "ratified" Prime Minister.