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Santo Domingo.- Juan Pablo Uribe, president of the Permanent Commission for Patriotic Commemorations, expressed his discontent with recent accusations by the Haitian Foreign Ministry about alleged mistreatment of its citizens in the Dominican Republic. During the centenary commemoration of the US military evacuation at the National Pantheon, Uribe defended Dominicans’ actions and criticized the international community’s failure to meet its commitments to Haiti.
Uribe lamented that the Dominican Republic continues to bear the “dead weight” of the Haitian crisis, maintaining an extremely supportive stance in areas such as maternal assistance and education.
“A Haitian who feels mistreated has his country at his side,” said Uribe, implying that Haitians who feel mistreated can return to their own country.
He rejected the accusations of mistreatment, emphasizing that there is no inhuman treatment in the Dominican Republic, but rather a supportive attitude towards Haitians.
“The international community must honor its commitments to Haiti,” Uribe reiterated, urging international organizations to take responsibility for the Haitian crisis.