The Army is adopting special border controls during the electoral process in Haiti, according to Minister Admiral Sigfrido Pared Perez. The military official told Diario Libre that the DR is the only country in the world that has to avoid the illegal entry of Haitians across the border and control the exit of Dominicans and other citizens from its coastline, especially in the eastern region. He specified that the measures taken on the border do not mean that there is any fear of a ‘calamitous situation’, but went on to explain that some type of reinforcement must be in place in case of unforeseen circumstances. “We hope that normal elections take place in Haiti, as do the UN and other neighboring countries, but since the situation in that country is not normal, we must be prepared”, said Pared Perez.