Negotiations Between Dominican Republic and Haiti Over Canal Construction: Latest Updates and Solutions

2023-09-14 00:34:20

The spokesman for the Dominican government, Homero Figueroa, informed Listín Diario that the talks between the authorities of the Dominican Republic and Haiti, to address the situation produced by the construction of a canal, are intended to continue this Thursday.

So far the time at which the parties would meet again has not been confirmed, but it was indicated that the meeting would take place again at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The presidential spokesperson did not elaborate on the details of this Wednesday’s meeting.

In the surroundings of the chancellery, after 8:00 at night, all the doors are closed, with few vehicles in their parking lots.

The Dominican Republic has not given details about the meeting that was held this Wednesday with five Haitian officials and led by the Vice Minister of Multilateral Foreign Policy of the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Rubén Arturo Silié Valdez.

The information about the bilateral meeting was reported by the Office of the Prime Minister of Haiti, Ariel Henry.

It was carried out through the Binational Water Table of the Bilateral Mixed Commission, “in order to find a fair and definitive solution to the problem of equitable use of the shared water resources of the Masacre River.”

“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs informs the Haitian population that the Haitian and Dominican Governments have decided, by mutual agreement, to meet in Santo Domingo, on Wednesday, September 13, 2023, through the Binational Water Table of the Bilateral Mixed Commission. , in order to find a fair and definitive solution to the problem of equitable use of the shared water resources of the Masacre River, in accordance with the provisions of the Treaty of Peace, Friendship and Arbitration of February 20, 1929,” the statement says. .

President Luis Abinader announced a series of measures on the border with Dajabón, which include definitively suspending the entry of all those involved in the conflict and stopping the issuance of visas to Haitian citizens.

Maintain the total closure of the border through Dajabón and, if the conflict is not resolved by Thursday, completely close the border for land, sea and air trade.

Reactivate the intake of the Dajabón River, at the beginning of the La Vigía canal, as a short-term measure to guarantee the supply of water to Dominican producers and begin the construction process of the Don Miguel dam project as a definitive long-term solution. term.

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