Brown hails G7 for dropping Haiti debt
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LONDON, England (AFP) – Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Saturday hailed a G7 decision to cancel bilateral debt with Haiti, saying “a nation buried in rubble must not also be buried in debt”.
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| British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. AFP PHOTO |
Brown was responding to an announcement by Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty after two days of G7 talks in northern Canada. Britain is part of the G7 — the world’s seven leading industrialised countries.
“It must be right that a nation buried in rubble must not also be buried in debt,” Brown said in a statement issued by his Downing Street office.
“The UK has already cancelled all debts owed to it by Haiti and I strongly welcome today’s G7 commitment to forgive Haiti?s remaining multilateral debt. We will work with others to make sure this is delivered.”
Around a million people were left homeless in Haiti after a devastating earthquake on January 12. (Caribnet) |
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