Roseau, Dominica: Prime Minister Dr Roosevelt Skerrit has asked for support from China in mitigating the humanitarian, security and governance crisis in Haiti.
While addressing the 8th round of Consultations between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China and Caribbean Countries on Friday, he said that the Haiti crisis requires urgent help and action. There should be proper planning in the security council resolution, and he requested the fullest support of China at the Security Council.
Following the CARICOM meeting, the heads of the government voiced the need for the creation of a Humanitarian and Security Stabilization Corridor under the mandate of a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution.
They also asked for support from international partners to help finance its establishment and the strengthening of security in Haiti. PM Roosevelt Skerrit said that CARICOM will also work to address the issues of food security, climate change impacts, the reform of international financial systems, and security and air transportation within the region.
Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of China Hua Chunying addresses the 8th Round of Consultations between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China and Caribbean Countries on Friday.
PM Skerrit also expressed pleasure in longstanding relations between China and Caribbean states in several matters of concern. The topics such as infrastructure investment, security assistance, trade and COVID-19 aid have also become part of their discussion.
Foreign Ministers and Representatives of Caribbean States with diplomatic relations with China attended Friday’s meeting. China’s Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hua Chunying told the forum China values its relationship with Caribbean countries.
“We see great increases in people to people exchanges, we stood with each other in solidarity during the pandemic and we have provided each other with vaccines and medical supplies,” she said, adding that China and the Caribbean continue to engage in cultural and educational exchanges with up to 700 Caribbean students now studying in China.
