In an official announcement released on Wednesday, the Dominican Republic’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MIREX) confirmed that the Caribbean nation has formally requested the Cuban Embassy to remove nine members of its diplomatic mission along with their immediate families from Dominican territory within a one-week deadline.
The Dominican government emphasized that this extraordinary step falls fully within the sovereign rights afforded to receiving states under established international law, specifically referencing the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations — a treaty the Dominican Republic is an official signatory to.
According to MIREX, all future discussions surrounding this matter will remain confidential, conducted exclusively through pre-established, formal diplomatic channels. The guiding priority for the Dominican administration throughout the process, the ministry noted, is to preserve the longstanding bilateral relations between the Dominican Republic and Cuba, avoiding unnecessary escalation of the situation.
In line with longstanding protocols surrounding sensitive diplomatic interactions, MIREX declined to release any additional details regarding the motivations for the request, citing the binding confidentiality requirements that govern diplomatic communications between nations.