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Lavrov, who met behind closed doors with Dominican Foreign
Minister Roberto Álvarez, said Russia plans to strengthen its
commercial and economic ties with the Dominican Republic, saying
there are “mutual opportunities.”
“We also discussed how things are developing in the context of
the various discussions on United Nations reform and the trends
we see in the context of the creation of the multipolar order,”
Lavrov said.
He did not provide further details.
Meanwhile, Álvarez said a key conversation topic was “the
profound political, security and humanitarian crisis affecting
Haiti and how this impacts the Dominican Republic.”
Haiti and the Dominican Republic share the island of Hispaniola.
Authorities in the Dominican Republic have recently cracked down
on illegal migration, deporting more than 180,000 people since
October as gang violence surges in Haiti.
A U.N.-backed mission led by Kenyan police to help quell gang
violence in Haiti is struggling given a shortage of funds and
personnel.
The U.S. and others once pushed for a U.N. peacekeeping in Haiti
as a solution, but the proposal was dropped following opposition
from Russia and China.
Álvarez said he told Lavrov that the Dominican Republic is
advocating “for more effective, coordinated and urgent action”
by the multinational force.
“We hope the United Nations will play a central and more active
role in logistics and financing to ensure its effectiveness,” he
said.
Lavrov, who arrived Tuesday in the Dominican Republic, was
expected to also meet with President Luis Abinader.
He did not say when the Russian embassy would open in Santo
Domingo, the Dominican capital.
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