Port-au-Prince, 31 October, (Asiantribune.com): Troops from Sri Lanka, Spain and Guatemala have arrived in Haiti to join the United Nations Stabilization Mission (MINUSTAH) currently working to maintain security and foster a democratic political transition in the strife-torn Caribbean country.
The forces, which arrived on Thursday, comprised 309 Sri Lankan soldiers who deployed immediately to Leogane, in the south of Haiti.
The second lot of the first batch, assigned for UN peacemaking missions in Haiti included 17 Officers and 292 Other Ranks of the Army, left for Haiti early on Thursday (28) morning amidst greetings and best wishes.
The first UN batch left for Haiti in September with 14 Officers and 114 Other Ranks, a historical phenomenon as far as the Sri Lanka Army is concerned.
Two hundred troops from Spain and 70 officers from Guatemala are being stationed in the capital, Port-au-Prince.
The Spanish battalion will be joined next week by 160 Moroccan soldiers who will work jointly in Cap Ha`D4tien, located in northern Haiti.
This is the first time Spanish and Moroccan troops have formed a joint battalion in support of a UN peacekeeping operation.
