UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomes the publication of the decree formally establishing the Transitional Presidential Council in Haiti, his chief spokesperson said on Saturday.

Guterres "urges all Haitian stakeholders to continue making progress in putting in place transitional governance arrangements, including the timely appointment of an interim prime minister and government, and the nomination of the members of the Provisional Electoral Council," the spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric, added in a statement.