January 31, 2011 11:09 AM

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US not to suspend aid to Haiti

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said the US would not be suspending aid to Haiti. Speaking to Reporters on Sunday she rejected suggestions that the US would cut off aid to pressure Haiti into accepting the recommendations made by the Organisation of American States to settle the electoral crisis. Mrs Clinton was speaking after meeting the three leading candidates and the outgoing President Rene Preval. Final results of the first round of the election are expected on Wednesday. Mrs Clinton stressed she wanted to see the recommendations made by the OAS enacted. The OAS has called for the government-backed candidate, Jude Celestin, to pull out of the race after monitors accused his supporters of rigging the first round of the election in his favour. His party has withdrawn its backing, but Mr Celestin has refused to confirm that he is pulling out.

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