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Gustavo Petro during his visit to Haiti / Noticias Telemicro

The newly appointed Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Albert Ramdin, toured the entire border between the Dominican Republic and Haiti (about 391 km) accompanied by the Minister of Defense, Lt. General Fernandez Onofre. The group traveled from Pedernales in the south to Montecristi in the north, observing the different checkpoints and migration controls along the border.

The Secretary General later spoke at the VIII Ministerial Meeting on Public Security that took place in Santiago de los Caballeros. In his comments, Ramdin echoed previous statements made by Dominican Foreign Minister Roberto Alvarez and President Luis Abinader, in the sense that the international community needs to step up its efforts to bring peace and stability to Haiti. He was emphatic in calling for...