Plans for the deployment of Barbadian troops and other multi-national forces as peace-keepers in Haiti are on pause pending the establishment of a governing transitional council in the gang-ravished country.

Kenya, which was to lead the UN-backed security mission has announced that the deployment of its police officers is on hold pending “a clear indication” that a new interim government is in place.

Barbados’ Foreign Affairs Minister, Kerry Symonds, who attended the meeting on Haiti in Jamaica this week that involved US, UN and Haitian officials and other international partners spoke to Starcom Network News about the next steps following the resignation of the Haitian Prime Minister.

He explained that the proposed Barbados deployment awaits the establishment of the new Haiti governance structure.

Barbados’ Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Kerrie Symmonds