The US State Department gave an overview of the visit of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
The US State Department says that on 5 September, US Secretary Blinken will travel to Port-au-Prince to meet with Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille and the Transitional Presidential Council. The Secretary will reaffirm the United States’ commitment to supporting the Haitian people and fostering a secure and peaceful Haiti. The US Secretary, Prime Minister Conille, and the Transitional Presidential Council will also discuss Haiti’s return to a democratic path and the urgent need for elections so the Haitian people can determine their own future.
Following his visit to Haiti, the US Secretary of State will travel to the Dominican Republic. On the visit to the Dominican Republic, the Department of State says: “He will meet with President Luis Abinader to reaffirm our strong, multidimensional partnership and discuss three main priorities: strengthening our economic ties, including through the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity; advancing our shared values of freedom, democracy, and respect for human and labor rights; and promoting increased security in the region, particularly in Haiti. The Secretary and President Abinader will also discuss The 2025 Summit of the Americas, which the Dominican Republic will host. We look forward to meeting with Prime Minister Conille and President Abinader in the coming days to discuss these critical issues,” explains a press release on the website of the US Department of State.”
The US Department of State says that in Haiti, the goal is to recognize the positive progress made towards improving security and encourage efforts to appoint the provisional electoral council so Haiti can move toward elections. “And the goal for the Dominican is to reinforce shared priorities, such as promoting democratic governance, supporting free and fair elections in the region, and fighting corruption,” reported the US State Department release.
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5 September 2024