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The Prime Minister of Haiti, Ariel Henriqueis located in Saint Johnas confirmed to EFE this Tuesday by sources from the Government of Puerto Ricoafter several days without knowing his whereabouts.
The last information we have about Henry is that last Saturday he abandoned Kenyawhere he traveled to discuss the deployment of the multinational security support mission awaiting Haiti.
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The spokesperson for La Fortaleza, headquarters of the Puerto Rican Executive, Sheila Angleróexplained that Henry disembarked this Tuesday at Luis Muñoz Marín International Airportbut did not give further details about the reasons for his arrival on the island.
According to the Dominican television network CDN, which cites a source “full credit”, Henry would have left the Teterboro Airportin New Jersey (USA) with destination Dominican Republicbut after the plane was circling it would not have been allowed to enter the airspace or land at any airport in the country.
Precisely the Dominican Minister of Defense Carlos Luciano Díaz Morfasaid this Tuesday that the soldiers deployed on the border with Haiti “they are ready”To prevent or deter any incident in that area due to the serious crisis and escalation of tension in the neighboring country.
Furthermore, on Monday, the Dominican president, Luis Abinaderstated that his country is in “alert” given the deterioration of the crisis in Haiti and warned of a “drastic”response to criminals from that country who try to cross the border.
On the other hand, despite reports that he was trapped on American soil, the UN spokesman, Stephane DujarricHe said today at his daily press conference that he did not know where Henry was and ruled out that he would meet the secretary-general of the United Nations. António GuterresNew York.
He United Nations Security Council scheduled an extraordinary closed-door session for Wednesday to discuss the case of Haiti, where violence in recent days has caused the displacement of 15,000 people.
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The escalation of violence began Thursday in the absence of the Prime Minister, who traveled to Guyana for the first time on February 25 to attend the summit of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) and then to Kenya, to discuss the aforementioned sending of the multinational force.
On Sunday, the Government of Haiti declared a state of emergency and a 72-hour curfew in the western department, where the capital is located. Port Princeafter the takeover of the Caribbean country’s main penitentiary by criminal gangs, which led to the escape of more than 3,000 inmates.
The armed gangs demand the departure from power of Henry, who committed himself during the summit of the Caricom in Guyana hold elections before August 31, 2025.
Source: Elcomercio
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