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Lawmakers deny Dominican incursions into Haiti

Lawmakers Pedro Martínez and Ignacio Aracena denied Dominican military incursions into Haiti after Haiti summoned Ambassador Faruk Miguel.

--- The context --- The Haitian foreign ministry summoned the Dominican ambassador in Port-au-Prince, Faruk Miguel, to discuss reports of alleged Dominican military operations in Haitian territory. The summons follows the disappearance of four Salvadoran soldiers during an ambush on October 18 and comes amid the Dominican reinforcement of the southern border. --- The facts --- Lawmakers Pedro Martínez and Ignacio Aracena denied that Dominican troops had entered Haitian territory. Dominican Foreign Minister Víctor “Ito” Bisonó confirmed that Miguel will attend the meeting called for this Thursday, October 29, and will request the corresponding evidence on the alleged incursions. In the context set out, President Luis Abinader reported sending two additional battalions, heavy equipment and artillery to the southern border, warned that he will not allow gangs within 20 kilometers of Dominican territory and announced talks with President Nayib Bukele, who ordered a rescue operation, to coordinate logistical and intelligence collaboration. --- The positions --- Martínez said the summons responds to a request for diplomatic clarification about Abinader's statements regarding not allowing gangs within 20 kilometers of the border, and considered that this does not imply a physical incursion by soldiers. Aracena, chair of the Foreign Relations and International Cooperation Committee of the Chamber of Deputies, said there is no data to corroborate the alleged incursions and asked that any troops said to have entered be identified and their locations specified. Aracena said the Dominican Republic respects the sovereignty of peoples, should not act on speculation, and that soldiers deployed at the border have the mission of protecting national sovereignty and preventing members of the gangs operating in Haiti from entering Dominican territory. --- What remains unknown --- No public evidence has been presented to corroborate the alleged incursions, nor have Dominican troops in Haitian territory been identified. The outcome of the meeting on Thursday, October 29, is also still unknown. --- Unanswered questions --- What evidence will the Haitian foreign ministry present at the meeting with Faruk Miguel? How will the exact scope of the border reinforcement announced by Abinader be explained? Will a regular diplomatic channel remain open so that a clarification does not become a larger dispute? --- EPM analysis --- Distinguishing between protecting one's own border and crossing into another territory is the key to this episode. The lawmakers' position combines a clear denial of incursions with a defense of the deployment as a protection mission. 📌 EPM Take: In EPM's view, the Dominican response is right to combine border firmness with open diplomacy, because denying incursions without closing communication protects sovereignty without fueling an unnecessary escalation. Requesting concrete evidence, identifying troops and locations, and maintaining a willingness to collaborate for peace and stability in the neighboring country offer a responsible way forward. The meeting on Thursday, October 29, should now turn competing versions into verifiable facts for both sides.
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