Haiti Foreign Relations Venezuela

The Clinton Administration, joined by France, Canada and Venezuela, is expected to urge the U.N. Security Council early next week to impose an almost airtight ban on trade with Haiti, substantially toughening a petroleum embargo that already has shredded the nation's economy, officials said Thursday.

The Clinton Administration, joined by France, Canada and Venezuela, is expected to urge the U.N. Security Council early next week to impose an almost airtight ban on trade with Haiti, substantially toughening a petroleum embargo that already has shredded the nation's economy, officials said Thursday.