USA Two airports in the Dominican Republic will be used “temporarily” As part of its fight against drug trafficking in the Caribbean through Operation Lanza del Sur. This was stated on Wednesday by Dominican President Louis Abi Nader and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, after their meeting at the National Palace.
Las Americas International Airport and San Isidro Military Airport, both in Santo Domingo Province, Areas will be allocated for transporting equipment and technical personnel Abi Nader indicated that this comes within the framework of Washington’s operations in the Caribbean region. The Dominican president did not provide further details about the scope of this cooperation, although he said it fell within the “special permissions” granted to the United States under bilateral security cooperation protocols.
The Dominican government announced Hegseth’s visit as part of strengthening the two countries’ war against international drug trafficking. In this sense it occurs in A A moment of tension between Venezuela and the United States The country that deployed a military unit in the waters of the Caribbean Sea and destroyed several boats that, it claims, were transporting drugs to that country.
“This fight against drug trafficking is a priority for your administration, because it is importantIt is a threat that affects national and regional stability. This is essential to protect our families and maintain stability. “No country can and should not confront it without allies,” Abi Nader said. Dominican authorities reported 1,290 packages of drugs were seized In two operations carried out this month.
Hegseth thanked the Dominican government for its cooperation in this regard, and stressed that American measures represent “the only language” that drug traffickers and terrorist organizations understand. “We defend our citizens, we seek security so that our countries continue to prosper, To put an end to many acts of violence and save tens of thousands of lives. He added, “President Trump creates and strengthens these alliances.”
Like Abi Nader, the Pentagon chief noted that the use of the zones at the two Dominican airports would be “temporary,” which is why Abi Nader thanked the facilities and recognized the Dominican Republic as a “regional leader” in the fight against drug trafficking. “The United States and the Dominican Republic have many things in common; “One is security on our borders. Security on our borders is very important to us, and that’s what President Trump says, and it seems to me that they should also say that here, in this country.”