Dominican ambassador in Washington, D.C., Flavio Dario Espinal said that the creating of increased awareness abroad of the plight of Haitians and the effect of massive Haitian migration on the Dominican Republic is a priority of his office. He called for the international community to pay more attention to the Haitian situation, and emphasized that the DR does not have the necessary resources to absorb the effects of the crisis. In an interview with the Listin Diario, Espinal said that the provision of aid and the organizing of elections will not suffice if these measures are not accompanying by an economic, constitutional and environmental restructuring. He said that improved governance, economic and political stability in Haiti is of national interest to the Dominican Republic in order to reduce the increasing migration pressures over the border with Haiti.