Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic – In a high-stakes virtual bilateral dialogue, Dominican Republic Foreign Minister Víctor “Ito” Bisonó has restated his nation’s unwavering commitment to contributing to global collaborative initiatives to dismantle rampant gang violence and rebuild functional stability in neighboring Haiti, in a meeting with Daniela Kroslak, the top official leading the United Nations Support Office in Haiti. During the discussion, Bisonó underscored the long-standing, tight operational alignment between the Dominican administration and UN teams to track fast-moving on-the-ground shifts across Haiti, with specific focus on the volatile security landscape, the ongoing rollout of the specialized Gang Suppression Force (GSF), and the critical logistical gaps the multinational unit still faces. The foreign minister emphasized that President Luis Abinader’s administration is running continuous, real-time assessments of unfolding events in Haiti to pre-empt any spillover risks that could threaten Dominican national security, with heightened vigilance concentrated along the 392-kilometer shared border between the two Caribbean nations. Bisonó explicitly reaffirmed the Dominican government’s readiness to lend targeted, capacity-aligned support to all legitimate international stabilization efforts for its crisis-stricken neighbor. For her part, Kroslak delivered a granular progress update on the GSF deployment, noting that new cohorts of specialized personnel have recently been integrated into the force, while teams are working around the clock to lock in reliable, long-term access to adequate housing, consistent food supplies, and comprehensive on-site medical care for deployed troops. Kroslak acknowledged that while the deployment is advancing steadily toward full operational capability, outstanding work remains to formalize the force’s unified command hierarchy, streamline cross-unit operational coordination, and roll out robust, sustainable support systems for personnel. The UN official also extended formal gratitude to the Dominican Republic for its proactive, sustained contributions to Haiti’s security response, and lauded the country’s consistent collaborative posture as a key asset for the broader international mission. At the close of the virtual meeting, both leaders formalized an agreement to keep open dedicated, direct lines of communication to track evolving developments on both sides of the border, and to proactively identify untapped areas for coordinated action to advance Haiti’s path to stability.
Bisonó reaffirms Dominican support for Haiti’s security and stabilization
