Toronto (Canada), (EFE).- The Government of Canada announced this Thursday that it was reducing its diplomatic presence in Haiti, now limited to “essential workers”, given the security crisis the country is going through.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada, Mélanie Joly, communicated the decision on social networks and justified it in order to continue to provide assistance to the nearly 3,000 Canadians who are in Haiti.
“This will allow us to maintain our presence in Haiti to support Canadians during this volatile situation, given the limited availability of supplies,” he said.
“Our ambassador and consular team will continue to provide assistance to Canadians in Port-au-Prince as well as their colleagues temporarily resettled abroad,” added Joly.
The reduction of the diplomatic legation comes after last Monday the Canadian ambassador to Haiti, André François Giroux, told the CTV television network that there was no plan to evacuate Canadian personnel.
This Thursday, at a press conference, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau described the situation in Haiti as chaotic and problematic.
He added that while the international community has a role to play in restoring order to the country, the long-term solution “must be led by Haitians themselves.”
Furthermore, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs indicated that the Canadian embassy in Haiti remained “temporarily” closed to the public due to the security crisis.
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