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EU plays down talk of Haiti rift with US
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The European Union on Monday played down suggestions of a rift with the US over the distribution of emergency humanitarian aid in Haiti, devastated last week by an earthquake that may have killed more than 100,000 people. EU leaders expressed gratitude to the US for keeping open the airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital, and said they had received no complaints from non-governmental organisations about the conditions under which aid is reaching Haitians.

The move came as the World Food Programme announced a major escalation of relief aid distribution on the half-island nation, with the giving out of 180,000 ration packs on Monday. The UN's biggest relief agency aims to distribute 10m ready-to-eat meals to earthquake survivors in the capital, Port-au-Prince, and elsewhere. Within a month, the goal is to reach 2m people.

EU leaders were speaking as the bloc announced it was offering more than €400m to Haiti in humanitarian aid and longer-term assistance.
Posted by: Steve White 2010-01-19
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