Officials to Haiti to normalize commerce
SANTO DOMINGO. In spite of the fact that officially the Dominican Republic has not been notified by Haiti regarding this issue, a commission of five officials will travel today to this country in search of a solution to the prohibition of the import of Dominican chickens and eggs, under the allegation that there is bird flu in the DR.
Upon talking with the media, at the end of the meeting, Rodriguez estimated that they will leave for Haiti at about 10:00 a.m. and that they expect to meet with the ministers of Industry and Commerce, Health and Agriculture from that nation.
"We feel that within the next few hours this issue will be put aside, due to the fact that there is a series of incoherencies in the communication, because there has never been a formal communication from the Haitian authorities, but rather it seems that it has been the Haitian press that has said that we have the bird flu here, when in reality, we do not have it," stressed the Minister of Agriculture.
Rodriguez explained that the commission will arrive at Dominican embassy in Haiti and then it will go to a place not yet determined for the bi-lateral meeting.
"We will deal with the difficulties that exist with the sale of chickens and eggs in this meeting, and we understand that beginning tomorrow (today) we should reach an agreement regarding this issue so that Dominican exports to Haiti will be freed up and so on Friday the sales in the bilateral markets on the frontier will be normalized," he said.
Deputy
"President Danilo Medina should close that (bleep) that is called the frontier." This was the reaction from the PLD deputy Francisco Matos, when referring to the prohibition by the Haitian government on the import of Dominican chickens and eggs, yesterday before the session of the Chamber of Deputies.
Salami
The Haitian newspaper Le Novvelliste said that Dominican salami has begun to be sold normally in Haiti. Sales of this product were affected when ProConsumidor revealed some months ago that some samples of the product had been found with fecal material.
The media outlet says in its digital version that the sale and consumption of the salami seems to be recovering its normal levels and that of the 15 merchants interviewed by Le Novvelliste, some 60% reported that they had no difficulties for selling the product.
Upon talking with the media, at the end of the meeting, Rodriguez estimated that they will leave for Haiti at about 10:00 a.m. and that they expect to meet with the ministers of Industry and Commerce, Health and Agriculture from that nation.
"We feel that within the next few hours this issue will be put aside, due to the fact that there is a series of incoherencies in the communication, because there has never been a formal communication from the Haitian authorities, but rather it seems that it has been the Haitian press that has said that we have the bird flu here, when in reality, we do not have it," stressed the Minister of Agriculture.
Rodriguez explained that the commission will arrive at Dominican embassy in Haiti and then it will go to a place not yet determined for the bi-lateral meeting.
"We will deal with the difficulties that exist with the sale of chickens and eggs in this meeting, and we understand that beginning tomorrow (today) we should reach an agreement regarding this issue so that Dominican exports to Haiti will be freed up and so on Friday the sales in the bilateral markets on the frontier will be normalized," he said.
Deputy
"President Danilo Medina should close that (bleep) that is called the frontier." This was the reaction from the PLD deputy Francisco Matos, when referring to the prohibition by the Haitian government on the import of Dominican chickens and eggs, yesterday before the session of the Chamber of Deputies.
Salami
The Haitian newspaper Le Novvelliste said that Dominican salami has begun to be sold normally in Haiti. Sales of this product were affected when ProConsumidor revealed some months ago that some samples of the product had been found with fecal material.
The media outlet says in its digital version that the sale and consumption of the salami seems to be recovering its normal levels and that of the 15 merchants interviewed by Le Novvelliste, some 60% reported that they had no difficulties for selling the product.