The 56th edition of the Summit of the Central American Integration System (SICA), held in Belize, ended Friday, December 9 with a statement in which the leaders and delegates of the member countries expressed their concerns over the serious situation prevailing in Haiti.

Two days after this summit, SICA members met in the Dominican Republic to discuss issues of common interest related to climate change, migration, risk management and the establishment of cooperative relations.

In the Declaration of Santiago de los Caballeros at the end of this meeting, member countries again expressed their concern at the seriousness of the Haitian situation and joined in the statements of President Luis Abinader during the opening of the agenda which launched an urgent appeal to the international community, in order to deal with the crisis in the neighboring country "The international community has an obligation to come to the aid of Haiti to overcome the suffering endured by this people and, above all, also so that its Government can assume a higher level of responsibility," declared President Abinader, in the context of the confirmation of the subject to be addressed.

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The Central American Integration System (SICA) is a political, economic and cultural organization of the countries of Central America has been in force since February 1, 1993.

The institutional framework of SICA integrates the States of Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama. Belize joined the Organization in 2000 as a full member. The Dominican Republic became an associate member in 2004, Haiti in 2013. Mexico, Chile and Brazil sit as regional observers, while the Republic of China, Spain, Germany, Japan, France and Turkey participate as extra-regional observers. SICA, for its part, participates as an observer in the sessions of the United Nations General Assembly and has permanent offices at the UN headquarters. This system benefits from the support of the United Nations Organization (Resolution A/48 L of 10 December 1993).

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