The chairman of the Chamber of Deputies security and the armed forces committee, Elias Serulle has been to visit high-level executives at the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations in Washington, D.C.
Serulle held meetings with the assistant secretary general for Peacekeeping Operations, Edmond Mulet, under-secretary-general for the Department of Field Support, Ameerah Haq, under-secretary-general for Peacekeeping Operations, Herve Ladsous, and other high-ranking personnel.
Serulle presented the progress the country had made in security matters, as a member of the UN, and discussed the political situation, Haiti and its impact on the Dominican Republic.
He acknowledged the work carried out by the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations and their role in conflict zones.
The Dominican delegation that accompanied Serulle included the Senator for San Jose de Ocoa, Carlos Castillo, who is the chairman of the Senate Defense and National Security Committee, Brigadier General Julio Florian Perez, Permanent Military Adviser for the UN in the Dominican Republic, Brigadier General Francisco A. Ovalle Pichardo, Director of the Center for Peace Operations and Humanitarian Aid to the Dominican Armed Forces and other officials and government representatives.
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