UN Security Council urges Haiti govt, rebels to accept peace plan

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UN Security Council urges Haiti govt, rebels to accept peace plan

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The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday called on Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide and the rebels to accept the peace plan put forward by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Organization of American States (OAS).

Council members "deplore" the rebel's rejection of the peace plan, Chinese Ambassador Wang Guangya, who holds February's council presidency, told reporters.

"Implementations of that plan offers the best opportunity to restore confidence and dialogue and for Haitians to resolve differences peacefully, democratically, and constitutionally," he said.

He said the council condemned Haiti's continued violence, "which has led to the loss of lives, the deterioration of the humanitarian situation, and the abuse of human rights."

Wang said the council would convene Thursday afternoon to discuss Haiti at the request of Jamaica, whose Foreign Minister K.D. Knight is expected to attend the meeting.

US UN Ambassador John Negroponte told reporters that the Security Council did not talk about the possibility of sending peacekeepers to Haiti and the United States still regards the CARICOM and OAS peace plan as "the best way" to solve the spiraling political crisis.

Under the peace plan, Aristide must appoint a prime minister, who is acceptable to the rebels, to share power. The plan allows the embattled president to serve out his remaining two years in office. But the proposal was turned down by the rebels, who insiston Aristide's immediate stepdown.

The armed rebellion, starting in early February, has claimed more than 70 lives. The rebels, who had taken many towns and cities, have threatened to attack the impoverished country's capital, Port-au-Prince.

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