MEDIA REACTION - ASSISTANCE TO HAITI

UNCLAS SANTIAGO 000363 SIPDIS SIPDIS STATE FOR R/MR, I/PP, WHA/BSC, WHA/PDA, INR/IAA, PM, INL STATE FOR INR/R/MR E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: KMDR KPAO OPRC CI HA SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION - ASSISTANCE TO HAITI ¶1. On March 2, conservative, independent "La Tercera" (circ. 101,000) ran an op-ed by Juan Emilio Cheyre, director of the Catholic University's International Studies Center, entitled, "Demanding Results in Haiti." Quote: ¶2. "The commitments assumed in Haiti need to show results.... We should take advantage of President Bush's tour to the region and encourage him to implement indicators to measure the effectiveness of efforts implemented in Haiti and that of organizations that received US$640 million, the figure that the U.S. government has invested in Haiti since 2004. It seems to me that Central and South Americans...should assume a greater commitment with Haiti. Brazil should play a crucial role in garnering regional actions to save Haiti. That is the way to build integration and cooperation." KELLY