Taipei, April 13 (CNA) Three of Taiwan’s technical mission members based mostly in Haiti’s Artibonite area have been evacuated to the neighboring Dominican Republic amid escalating unrest in Artibonite, the Ministry of Overseas Affairs (MOFA) mentioned on Saturday.
As Artibonite has come underneath gang management, Haiti’s predominant rice-growing area faces shortages in gasoline and uncooked supplies, with provides out and in of the world more and more troublesome to ensure, MOFA mentioned.
Contemplating the protection of the three technical mission members based mostly in Artibonite, the ministry mentioned its embassy in Haiti organized for them to be evacuated to neighboring Dominican Republic at 2 p.m. Friday (Haiti time) with the assistance of “pleasant nation/nations.”
Nevertheless, it didn’t disclose which like-minded nation or international locations helped facilitate the evacuation.
The three people have arrived safely within the Dominican Republican and are being taken care of by Taiwanese expatriates there, MOFA mentioned, whereas expressing its gratitude for his or her help.
A complete 15 Taiwanese nationals, together with the nation’s ambassador, embassy workers, technical mission members, and Taiwanese businesspersons, are at the moment nonetheless in Haiti, and the embassy continues to operate usually, MOFA mentioned.
The ministry is monitoring the scenario and can take corresponding measures to guard Taiwan nationals, it mentioned.
The Caribbean nation is likely one of the few international locations that keep formal diplomatic relation with the Republic of China, Taiwan’s official identify.