Haiti, Dominican Republic to meet next month in effort to tackle heated citizenship question
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A Haitian cabinet official says that Haiti and the Dominican Republic will meet next month in an effort to resolve questions over a recent court decision that could render thousands of Haitian Dominicans stateless.
Haiti's Foreign Affairs Minister Pierre-Richard Casimir told The Associated Press Thursday that five senior officials from each Caribbean country will meet on Jan. 7 in the Haitian border town of Ouanaminthe. They plan to discuss commerce and security issues but will focus on a recent court decision in the Dominican Republic.
Representatives from the United Nations, European Union and Caribbean will also participate.
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The court ruled that citizenship should be stripped from residents born to migrants who were living in the country illegally. Many of those affected are of Haitian descent.