BORDER TRUBLWS * R. Dominican/Haiti - Dominican truckers vow blockade of border today
Exporters want quick solution. The truckers say they'll block even pedestrian vendors
(Border gate)Haiti & Santo Domingo -The Dominican Today, by Dile Pedernales -May 26, 2009: -- The president of the truckers union Fenatrado vowed to block the entry of people, foods and vehicles from Haiti starting today, and even the bi-national market held Mondays and Fridays in Dajabón (northwest) and other communities, a measure the country’s exporters oppose... Blas Peralta said those actions are to protest the attitude of truck drivers and some authorities of the neighboring nation to prevent Dominican trucks from crossing into their territory... The decision was disclosed yesterday in a meeting held in San Juan de la Maguana (west) and Peralta said it will be in effect until the Haitian authorities and their truck drivers leave aside their attitude and decide on the dialogue with the Dominicans... Meanwhile Dominican Exporters Association (Adoexpo) president Ricardo Koenig asked the Government to seek a fast solution to the conflict which harms trade with Haiti, and opposes Fenatrado’s decision, affirming it would jeopardize the country’s second largest export market...
(Border gate)Haiti & Santo Domingo -The Dominican Today, by Dile Pedernales -May 26, 2009: -- The president of the truckers union Fenatrado vowed to block the entry of people, foods and vehicles from Haiti starting today, and even the bi-national market held Mondays and Fridays in Dajabón (northwest) and other communities, a measure the country’s exporters oppose... Blas Peralta said those actions are to protest the attitude of truck drivers and some authorities of the neighboring nation to prevent Dominican trucks from crossing into their territory... The decision was disclosed yesterday in a meeting held in San Juan de la Maguana (west) and Peralta said it will be in effect until the Haitian authorities and their truck drivers leave aside their attitude and decide on the dialogue with the Dominicans... Meanwhile Dominican Exporters Association (Adoexpo) president Ricardo Koenig asked the Government to seek a fast solution to the conflict which harms trade with Haiti, and opposes Fenatrado’s decision, affirming it would jeopardize the country’s second largest export market...
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