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Eyder Peralta

Haiti's prime minister says he'll resign once a transitional council is created

Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry speaks to students during a public lecture on bilateral engagement between Kenya and Haiti, at the United States International University (USIU) Africa, in Nairobi, Kenya, on March 1. (Simon Maina/AFP via Getty Images)

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, and SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Haiti's prime minister has agreed to resign once a transitional presidential council is installed and a new interim prime minister is named.

"The government will resign immediately after the installation of this council and will remain in office to handle current affairs until the appointment of a prime minister and a new government," Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry said in a video statement posted online early Tuesday.

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