"The Government of the Republic of Haiti takes note of the decision of the Dominican Republic to close its borders with the Republic of Haiti from Friday, September 15, 2023, 6:00 a.m.

The Republic of Haiti can sovereignly decide on the exploitation of its natural resources. It has, like the Dominican Republic, with which it shares the Massacre River, the full right to take catches there, in accordance with the 1929 agreement. The Government of the Republic of Haiti will take all necessary measures to protect the interests of the Haitian people.

The Republic of Haiti will always favor dialogue; dialogue which was underway and on a good track between the Haitian delegation, duly mandated, with their Dominican counterparts of the Binational Commission, at the Dominican Chancellery, in the Dominican Republic, when the announcement of the Dominican President to close its borders was made.

The Government of the Republic of Haiti calls for the protection of lives and property, on both sides of the border, and respect for international conventions governing the matter. He invites the Haitian population to have serenity and will take all measures so that the irrigation of the Maribahoux plain is carried out within standards, under the supervision in particular of the Ministries of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Development and Environment."

Creole version :

Nan jwisans souverènte l, Repiblik Dayiti ka deside eksplwate tout resous natirèl li yo. Menm jan ak Repiblik diminikèn, ki se vwazen ki pataje Rivyè Masak la ak li, Ayiti gen dwa total pou l pan priz dlo selon sa Akò 1929, ki siyen ant de pyi yo, prevwa. Gouvènman repiblik Dayiti ap pran tout dispozisyon dwa pèmèt pou l pwoteje enterè Pèp Ayisyen.

Repiblik Dayiti chwazi prefere dyalòg. Dyalòg sa a te byen kòmanse ant delagasyon ayisyèn, ki te resevwa manda Gouvènman an, ak omològ Dominiken yo nan Komisyon binasyonal la. Rankont yo t ap kontinye nan Ministè Zafè etranjè Repiblik Domonikèn, lè prezidan dominiken an pran desizyon, pou kont li, pou l anonse fwontyè a pral fèmen.

Gouvènman Repiblik Dayiti lanse yon apèl pou vi ak byen popilasyon yo ka pwoteje sou tout fwontyè a, nan chak peyi ; epi li mande pou tout konvansyon entènasyonal, sou kesyon sa a, respekte . Gouvènman Repiblik Dayiti envite popilasyon an pou fè prèv metriz ak kalm epi li vle tout moun konnen l ap pran dispozizyon pou Plèn Mawibawou rive wouze kòmsadwa anba sipèvizyon Ministè Lagrikilti, Resous natirèl ak Devlopman riral nan tèt kole ak Ministè Lanviwonnman.

HL/ HaitiLibre