Canada, Dominican Republic reach agreement over Haitian crisis response

FILE PHOTO: Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly at a news conference in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada February 24, 2022. REUTERS/Blair Gable/File Photo

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada and the Dominican Republic have agreed that Canada will coordinate assistance for Haiti by boosting staff at its embassies in Port-au-Prince and Santo Domingo, the countries said in a joint statement on Wednesday.

The agreement settles a public dispute last week over a proposed Canadian office in Dominican territory that risked further complicating an international plan to boost Haiti's outgunned police force.