TAIPEI, Taiwan, CMC -Foreign Minister Joseph Wu Wednesday said that Taiwanese-funded projects in Haiti are continuing as normal and there are no signs that the unrest in the capital of the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country, will affect bilateral relations.
Wu told a legislative session that diplomatic cooperation with Haiti appeared solid, as the political leaders likely to take charge in the country were all in close contact with Taiwan.
He said Taiwan’s embassy in Port au Prince remains open and that there were no immediate plans to evacuate diplomatic staff, despite the ongoing unrest.
He told lawmakers that 23 Taiwanese nationals in Haiti, comprising embassy staff, technical mission members, businesspeople, and their families, were safe and accounted for.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) has evacuation contingencies ready and rehearsed but the time has not come yet for a full-scale evacuation.
Wu said the United States, Germany, and the European Union all continue to operate their embassies in Haiti with essential embassy personnel there as well.
The MOFA’s Latin American and Caribbean Affairs specialist, Cheng Li-cheng said Tuesday that the ministry was “closely watching” developments.
Cheng also said it would be safer for Taiwanese citizens to shelter in place given the risks of moving around Haiti at the moment.
Criminal gangs have been seeking to remove the Ariel Henry government from office.
Prime Minister Henry who is stranded in Puerto Rico has indicated a willingness to resign once the Presidential Transitional Council (CPT) which is intended to pave the for a peaceful transition of power and continuity of governance in Haiti, is established,
Media report in Haiti said that the composition of the CPT has been completed and Prime Minister Henry is awaiting the list of names to be sent to him by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) grouping in order to have the names published in the official newspaper Le Moniteur this week.
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