Haiti will send its Justice Minister to El Salvador amid the gang operations in Port-au-Prince

Haiti's Minister of Justice will travel to San Salvador for a conference on the State and democracy. (Infobae composition) Haiti's Minister of Justice and Public Security, Patrick Pélissier, will travel this Sunday to San Salvador, the Salvadoran capital, to represent Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé at a conference on the State and democracy, at a time when Salvadoran forces are participating in operations against armed groups in Haitian territory. According to the Primature of the Republic of Haiti in a statement dated November 15, Pélissier will attend the second edition of the International Conference on the State and Democracy, scheduled for November 16 and 17 in the Salvadoran capital. The Haitian government stated that its minister's presence seeks to strengthen diplomatic ties and international cooperation in the face of the security challenges the country is going through. The gathering will bring together political leaders, diplomats, and specialists in governance, security, and development. Haiti's Minister of Justice will travel to San Salvador for a conference on the State and democracy. The visit comes after the Salvadoran deployment against Haitian gangs Pélissier's trip coincides with increased cooperation between Haiti and El Salvador in operations against the gangs that control areas of Port-au-Prince and other parts of the country. The arrival of the troops changed the routine of the Haitian capital, with armored convoys, patrols on gang-controlled streets, and helicopters over sectors where the State had a limited presence for months. The deployment took place in a city marked by barricades, displacement, and fear of new clashes. As of this date, Salvadoran troops are deployed in the Haitian capital, where they have taken on security tasks at the Sylvio Cator stadium after local forces recovered the venue, which had remained under the control of armed groups since 2024. The Salvadoran president, Nayib Bukele, noted that the stadium will serve as an operational point to advance into areas under gang influence. Prime Minister Fils-Aimé stated, for his part, that the support of international forces, the Haitian National Police, and the Haitian Armed Forces made it possible to reinforce operations and recover spaces under state control. A Haitian man walks past members of the Dominican Republic Army this Thursday, in Jimaní (Dominican Republic). EFE/Orlando Barría By then, the Salvadoran government reported that the soldiers had found human bones and skulls inside the Haitian stadium. Official videos from the local government also showed that even robot dogs are deployed in Haiti, as part of the mission to recover territories from the gangs. In its statement, the Primature indicated that the delegation headed by Pélissier will bring to the conference Haiti's national priorities and the country's position on the security crisis. The agenda of the International Conference on the State and Democracy includes discussions on governance, justice, security, development, and the situation in the Caribbean. Haiti's participation will take place while the authorities of Port-au-Prince seek to recover territories occupied by gangs and restore the presence of the State. Pélissier is not the only official traveling this Sunday to El Salvador for the event. The Vice Presidency of the Dominican Republic reported that Raquel Peña will also attend the event and is traveling on Sunday afternoon. The vice president will address regional cooperation in the face of the humanitarian crisis in Haiti.