Foreign Minister Miguel Vargas confirmed a meeting with Haitian senators at the Ministry of Foreign Relations in Santo Domingo. Also participating was Dominican Defense Minister Lieutenant General Rubén Darío Paulino Sem and the general director of the Specialized Land Border Control Corps (Cesfront), Sugar Puittzi Frugis Martínez. During the meeting the Dominican government officers reaffirmed its commitment to fulfill the migratory laws in regards to human rights.
A press release from the Ministry of Foreign Relations explains that the Tuesday, 8 August 2017 meeting focused on the National Foreigner Status Legalization Plan (PNRE) for which the Dominican government has issued a third extension in order to afford time for Haitians to present required documentation. In the meantime, Haitians registering for the plan have been issued temporary permits. The government has extended these for another year, but Minister of Interior and Police Carlos Amarante Baret says this is the last extension.
The Ministry of Foreign Relations is optimistic the Haitian government will issue the necessary passports and birth certificates to the Haitians.
Also discussed during the meeting were mechanisms to increase exports to Haiti and benefit both countries.
Members of the visiting Haitian mission were: Evaliere Beauplan, president of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Haitian Senate; senators Joseph Lambert, Willot Joseph and Sorel Jacinthe; and Miouseme Celestin Myrthyl, counselor minister of the Embassy of Haiti.
Participating for the Dominican Republic were Roberto Martínez Villanueva, ambassador for the Dominican-Haitian Mixed Bilateral Commission; Alberto Despradel, Dominican ambassador in Haiti; Máximo William Muñoz, general director of the Migration Agency (DGM) and Dominican border province senators Sonia Mateo (Dajabón) and Dionis Sánchez (Pedernales).
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Listin Diario
10 August 2017
