Kenscoff: Fils-Aimé visits the Téléco forward security base with the EU and the OAS

Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé visited the Téléco Forward Security Base in Kenscoff on Thursday, November 12, his office announced. The government describes the visit as part of an effort to strengthen the state's presence and the capabilities of the security forces.

He was accompanied by Justice and Public Security Minister Patrick Pélissier, European Union Ambassador Hélène Roos and the OAS representative in Haiti, Catherine Pognat. Representatives of the Haitian National Police (PNH) and the Armed Forces of Haiti (FAd'H) and Kenscoff deputy mayor Jean Max Duvivier also attended.

Holding retaken ground

According to the prime minister's office, the base is meant to help hold secured areas and keep up the fight against armed gangs, with support from the Gang Suppression Force (GSF). The prime minister thanked the European Union and the OAS for backing the return of security and the organization of the coming elections.

Two days earlier, on Tuesday, November 10, the prime minister had visited Kenscoff, where the government handed out fertilizer, seeds and tools to more than 3,000 farmers.