Deputy Minister of Foreign Relations reiterated again the government position that large numbers of Haitians will continue to make the illegal crossing to the DR unless political stability and economic progress and distribution of wealth is achieved in Haiti. She said it is unfair to say the Dominican government does little to contain the flow of Haitian illegal immigrants. She said the present authorities have done more to provide solutions to the Haitian issue than any other government. President Fernández himself has been very vocal appealing to international communities to come through with their promises for aid. Moreover, she said that a preparatory meeting will be held in September that will be followed in October by the fourth meeting of the Dominican-Haitian Bilateral Commission. Topics on the agenda in addition to migration and nationality are health, environment, commerce and repatriations.
