Sep 2023 The Dominican Republic will close its entire border...

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Sep 2023
The Dominican Republic will close its entire border with neighbouring Haiti later this week, President Luis Abinader has announced, as a conflict over the construction of a canal from a shared river worsens.

Santo Domingo said the closure, set to begin at 6am local time (10:00 GMT) on Friday, will last "as long as necessary" with the support of the Dominican military and police forces, though talks with Haiti are set to continue.

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"Unfortunately, they left us no alternative but to take drastic measures," Abinader told reporters during a news conference on Thursday.

He added that even if the Haitian government - which is struggling to cope with a surge in deadly gang violence - could not control the construction of the canal, his country could.

"We have been prepared for weeks, not only for this situation but also for a possible peace force in Haiti," Abinader said.

The Dominican president threatened earlier this week to close the border over construction work on the Haitian can

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