The Haitian authorities have presented a formal apology to the Dominican government for the protests which took place during President Leonel Fernandez’s visit to Port-au-Prince last Monday. Diario Libre reports that the Dominican government accepted the apology immediately, declaring that the Haitian government was not responsible for the incidents. Fernandez’s visit to Haiti had to be cut short due to violent protests that took place in front of the Presidential Palace in Port-au-Prince while the President was meeting with Haitian President Boniface Alexandre. Foreign Relations Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso attributed the aggression to groups operating in Haiti that do not represent the feelings of the Haitian people. The Minister said that incidents such as Monday’s would not harm the excellent relations between the two countries.