Monday, in an interview conducted for the “uno+Uno” Program Roberto Álvarez, the Dominican Minister of Foreign Affairs estimated that the solution to the crisis in the neighboring country is in the hands of Haitian leaders.

He believes that the crisis facing Haiti will only be resolved if the elites of the neighboring country reach an agreement, even if international missions like those in Kenya are necessary as a first step.

"The only thing that can happen and that we want to see happen is that the Haitian elites, whether political, religious, economic, academic, agree on a national plan, on a Nation project, this is the only long-term solution... but for that, you must create now the necessary conditions for order to exist in Haiti."

Álvarez indicated that, if it is not done in this way, there will be no conditions for holding elections, since there could be a threat that gangs exercise their power and take control of the country and the government.

"As long as the gangs have the power they currently have, it will be impossible to organize elections in Haiti. What would happen would be that the gangs would present their candidates and thanks to the control they have over certain territories, their candidates would come to power, imagine what that would entail..."

SL/ HaitiLibre