OTTAWA, June 21 (Reuters) - Canada and the Dominican Republic have agreed that Canada will coordinate assistance for Haiti by boosting staff at its embassies in Port-au-Prince and Santo Domingo, the countries said in a joint statement on Wednesday.
"Canada and the Dominican Republic have solid bilateral relations and are long standing partners including on regional security matters," the joint statement said.
Both countries agree that the Haiti crisis requires enhanced international cooperation, humanitarian, and security assistance, the statement said.
"We will enhance coordination in Haiti, Dominican Republic, Canada and other locations as required including through increased presence at the Canadian embassies in Port-au-Prince and Santo Domingo," the countries said in the statement.
The Dominican Republic has strained relations with Haiti, with which it shares the Caribbean island of Hispaniola.
Persons:
Santo Domingo, Melanie Joly, Roberto Alvarez, Ariel Henry, Steve Scherer, Ismail Shakil, Chris Reese, Sandra Maler
Organizations:
OTTAWA, Canada's, Dominican, Haitian, United, Thomson
Locations:
Canada, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Port, Dominican, Hispaniola, Santo, United States, Ottawa