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DR to recognize government of Aristide

The Dominican government will recognize the government of Jean Bertrand Aristide as soon as the Haitian Provisional Electoral Council makes official his victory in last Sunday’s election in Haiti, said Minister of Foreign Relations Hugo Tolentino Dipp. Tolentino Dipp said that DR was in favor of the participation of the Organization of American States team in the Haitian election. But he emphasized that the DR respects the sovereignty of the Haitian government and will not issue a judgment on the election since it is regarded as part of Haiti’s internal affairs.