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Santo Domingo.— In an act of active and concerted diplomacy, the result of institutional dialogue between constitutional president Luis Abinader and former presidents Hipólito Mejía, Leonel Fernández, and Danilo Medina, official letters have been sent to leaders of key nations of the United Nations Security Council UN.
In these missives, they request your support for the proposal of Secretary-General António Guterres to transform the current Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission in Haiti into a hybrid mission with logistical and operational leadership from the United Nations.
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The spokesperson for the Presidency, Homero Figueroa, explained that these communications are part of an unprecedented diplomatic strategy: “The joint sending of these letters by the current president and three former presidents reflects the national urgency and political consensus on the need for more effective international action to avoid the total collapse of the Haitian State.”
To date, letters have been sent to the Heads of State and Government of the following countries, organized according to the strategic weight of their countries in the international system:
• United States: Donald J. Trump
• People's Republic of China: Xi Jinping
• Russian Federation: Vladimir Putin
• France: Emmanuel Macron
• United Kingdom: Sir Keir Starmer
• Republic of Korea: Lee Ju-ho
• Islamic Republic of Pakistan: Sir Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif
• Hellenic Republic (Greece): Kyriakos Mitsotakis
• Kingdom of Denmark: Mette Frederiksen
• Republic of Slovenia: Robert Golob
• People's Democratic Republic of Algeria: Abdelmadjid Tebboune
• Cooperative Republic of Guyana: Mohamed Irfaan Ali
• Republic of Sierra Leone: Julius Maada Wonie Bio
• Republic of Panama: José Raúl Mulino
• Federal Republic of Somalia: Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
All correspondence has been channeled through the respective permanent missions to the United Nations.
“The current design of the MSS does not respond with the urgency and solidity that the situation demands. Transforming it into a hybrid mission under the direct leadership of the UN will allow us to overcome operational and financial obstacles, guarantee human rights standards, and move towards a political solution led by the Haitians themselves,” Figueroa stated.
The missives highlight the continuous deterioration of security in Haiti, warning that the territorial expansion of armed groups such as Viv Ansanm and Gran Grif has turned the country into a potential epicenter of transnational crime, drug trafficking, and terrorism. They warn that a resolution of the Security Council should not be postponed beyond June, before the rotation of the Kenyan contingent currently deployed.
“The future of Haiti is also a matter of hemispheric security. The Dominican Republic makes this call in the name of regional stability, the protection of human rights, and the defense of multilateralism as the only way to face shared global challenges,” pointed out Figueroa.
The Dominican government reiterated its willingness to actively cooperate with all countries committed to a sustainable, democratic, and Haitian-led solution, and expressed its gratitude for the commitment of these nations to peace, international security, and the values of the multilateral system.
