Santo Domingo.- The US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, affirmed this Monday that your country does not He will ask the Dominican Republic to accept a massive migration from Haitians.
During his visit to the National Palace, after he brought together with the President of the Republic, Luis Abinader, Rubio said that no country in the world can tolerate an uncontrolled flow of migrants.
“It was my position as a senator and is the one that I maintain as secretary of state,” express.
In his speech, pronounced in Spanish, Rubio emphasized that the crisis in Haiti cannot be ignored and reaffirmed the United States commitment to the multinational security support mission (MSS) in that country.
“We already signed the permits to continue supporting the mission,” he said, highlighting his conversation with the president of Kenya, William Ruto, whom he thanked for his country’s leadership in the operation.
In addition, he announced the approval of exemptions for $ 40.7 million in foreign assistance for the Haitian National Police (HNP) and the MSS.
Rubio stressed that Haiti’s security directly impacts the stability of the entire region.
“Haiti’s solution is in Haiti, in the hands of his people, his people and his elite,” he said, although he reiterated the US support for pacification efforts.
He stressed that the first phase of the mission must focus on recovering the control of territories dominated by heavily armed gangs.
