Blinken Visits Haiti, Dominican Republic to Discuss Regional Instability

Published on September 5, 2024

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is visiting Haiti and the Dominican Republic to meet with leaders and discuss the ongoing security missions and instability in the region. In Haiti, Blinken will meet with Prime Minister Garry Conille and Transitional Presidential Council Coordinator Edgard Leblanc Fils to discuss the next steps in Haiti’s democratic transition, U.S. humanitarian assistance, and Haitian-led stabilization efforts, the U.S. State Department said in a Sept. 4 statement. Violence in the country worsened after Prime Minister Ariel Henry came to power in 2021 after his predecessor was assassinated. Haiti declared a state of emergency on March 3 as instances of home invasions, armed robberies, sexual assaults, and murder increased beyond what police could deal with....

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