Dominican industrialist urges strategic plans to manage Haiti-Dominican Republic relations
Fernando Capellan called for economic integration and lowering tensions at a CEPAL session in Santiago.
Dominican industrialist Fernando Capellan said the Dominican Republic and Haiti "must develop strategic plans to manage their relationship," take advantage of business opportunities, achieve "a very powerful economic integration between these two nations" and reduce "the volume of the drums of war," according to Le Nouvelliste. Capellan made the remarks during the forty-first session of ECLAC (CEPAL), held in Santiago de los Caballeros, in the Dominican Republic, from October 7 to 9, 2026. The outlet reported that Capellan emphasized the current need for both countries to develop strategic plans, though the full text of his remarks was available only to registered readers. The comments come amid continuing tensions between the two nations that share the island of Hispaniola. Le Nouvelliste's coverage appeared alongside reports noting cross-border frictions, including a United Nations panel of experts' finding that the 400 Mawozo gang sources supplies in the Dominican Republic, and a complaint by the Support Group for Returnees and Refugees (GARR) over the killing of a Haitian by a Dominican migration agent. The newspaper did not publish further details of Capellan's proposals in the excerpt reviewed.