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Haiti's new prime minister reaches out to opposition

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Port-au-Prince, Jul 20 (EFE).- Haiti's new prime minister used the occasion of his swearing-in ceremony Tuesday to call for dialogue with the opposition in pursuit of a way out of the long-running crisis that deepened 13 days ago with the assassination of President Jovenel Moise.Ariel Henry, a neurosurgeon, was named premier by Moise on July 5, but had yet to take office when the president was slain in the wee hours of July 7 and acting Prime Minister Claude Joseph rushed to present himself as the rightful interim leader.On July 8, the United Nations special envoy for Haiti said that the world body recognized Joseph as acting head of the government. (Camera: MARIA MONTECELOS).SHOT LIST: SWEARING-IN CEREMONY OF HAITI'S NEW PRIME MINISTER, ARIEL HENRY, IN PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI.

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