On Saturday March 25, 2023, during the XXVIII Ibero-American Summit, attended by 22 Heads of State and Government from Latin America and Europe, Dominican President Luis Abinader declared "The only way to act, it's to pacify Haiti, if you want to help Haiti, you have to go and pacify Haiti, it's not with other speeches, that's how it is."

Abinader assured that many Ibero-American countries could participate in this pacification, if it is properly planned, specifying that "the Dominican Republic WILL NOT PARTICIPATE in an action aimed at pacifying Haiti militarily, for obvious reasons", however, he assured that the international community led by the United States, Canada and France should assume the leadership of this action.

"The international community cannot allow this situation to continue in Haiti. Those who suffer are the poorest Haitians. The few rich are in Miami or the Dominican Republic and every day with these gangs there are more violations of all human rights, and also violations of the integrity and dignity of the poorest of the Haitian population" concluded his speech by affirming "pacification is the only way to alleviate the Haitian crisis."

SL/ HaitiLibre