Abinader made such decision at a meeting with the National Security Council, following the situation generated by the resumption of the a canal construction by Haitians to divert the waters of the Masacre or Dajabon River.

At the end of the meeting, Homero Figueroa, spokesperson and director of Government Strategy and Communication, gave a press conference to announce the results of the meeting.

Figueroa informed that the aforementioned Council suspended the entry into Dominican territory of those involved in the conflict, stopped the issuance of visas to Haitian citizens until further notice and decided to maintain the total closure of the border through Dajabon (border city in the north with Haiti).

If the conflict is not solved before next Thursday, he pointed out that the Council determined the closure of the border in its totality for land, maritime and air commerce.

The official added that the meeting further solved to reactivate the Aduana intake on the Dajabon river, at the beginning of the La Vigia canal, as a short-term measure to guarantee water supply to local producers.

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