Canada to coordinate assistance for Haiti in agreement with Dominican Republic – National | 24CA News
Canada and the Dominican Republic have agreed that Canada will coordinate help for Haiti by boosting employees at its embassies in Port-au-Prince and Santo Domingo, the nations stated in a joint assertion on Wednesday.
The settlement settles a public dispute final week over a proposed Canadian workplace in Dominican territory that risked additional complicating a world plan to spice up Haiti’s outgunned police drive.
“Canada and the Dominican Republic have solid bilateral relations and are long standing partners including on regional security matters,” the joint assertion stated.
Both nations agree that the Haiti disaster requires enhanced worldwide cooperation, humanitarian, and safety help, the assertion stated.
“We will enhance coordination in Haiti, Dominican Republic, Canada and other locations as required including through increased presence at the Canadian embassies in Port-au-Prince and Santo Domingo,” the nations stated within the assertion.
Last week, Canada’s Foreign Minister Melanie Joly introduced plans to arrange an workplace to coordinate Haiti help within the neighboring Dominican Republic, however a day later, her Dominican counterpart, Roberto Alvarez, stated there was no deal to authorize such an workplace.
The Dominican Republic has strained relations with Haiti, with which it shares the Caribbean island of Hispaniola. Since gang violence escalated final yr in Haiti, the poorest nation within the Western Hemisphere, Santo Domingo has stepped up border safety and deported tens of 1000’s fleeing the disaster again to Haiti.
Since final yr, Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has known as for a world drive to rein within the gangs. The teams now management giant components of the nation, which has fueled a humanitarian disaster that has displaced tens of 1000’s of Haitians.
The United States has pushed Canada to take a number one position, however up to now no nation has provided to guide a world drive.
—Reporting by Steve Scherer and Ismail Shakil in Ottawa; Editing by Chris Reese and Sandra Maler
