Following protests, the ambassador of Argentina in Haiti is locked up – ElSol.com.ar – Diario de Mendoza, Argentina

The ambbadador of Argentina in Haiti, Pedro von Eyken, is sheltered in the embbady by the new wave of violence, blockades in the streets, bullfights and a lot of terror taking place in Port-au-Prince as a result of the political debacle in which the government of President Jovenel Moise is submerged.

"I accepted the embbady, ​​excited about the challenges it presented among the known serious structural vulnerabilities and opportunities for cooperation, but the situation is overwhelmed and uncontrollable," said the spokesman. Ambbadador Von Eyken to Infobae. hours sent several cables reserved to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Buenos Aires warning of the seriousness of their situation.

In his bunker, you can hear gunshots, bullfights and the violence of an uncontrollable Haiti. There are no banks or supermarkets, and in the Von Eyken House Reserve, there is always a minimum supply of drinking water and food.

"Going out in the street while being white would be very risky today, because the people who show themselves to the target and shoot people with white skin. Today, it is better not to leave, "he added. the ambbadador of Argentina, who is detained with his wife.

In addition, Von Eyken has canceled all kinds of activities and his role has been limited in recent hours to stay still in his home for fear of being attacked in the streets by the wave of protesters opposed to the government of Moses. There is a network of Argentineans who communicate via the text messaging application with the ambbadador to monitor what is happening on the street and alert them to any problems that may arise within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Although the Ambbadador of Argentina to Haiti travels to recently in much of this country, his cooperation in the social and agricultural fields has even strengthened the strong support of Argentina to the forces of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti. (Minustah), Von Eyken's power of action was greatly reduced at that time as his life was in danger.

Argentina owned until 2017 the second military contingent in support of peace forces and even good uninterrupted bilateral technical cooperation were forced that Argentina has been providing the Pro Huerta project since 2005, which has left a very positive mark in Haiti, which has benefited hundreds of thousands of families. The project was common, made up of agronomists from INTA and the Department of Social Development.

In turn, the Ambbadador of Argentina was working on triangular cooperation with countries such as Spain and UN agencies. But this was stopped in 2016 and its relaunch, more limited to the social side, of support for food security and early childhood containment in Haiti is badyzed. These are programs of particular interest for the First Lady of Haiti, Martine Moïse, who is eager to travel to Buenos Aires in March, accompanying the Minister of Social Action of Haiti, already invited by Carolina Stanley.

But all these projects are now truncated by the wave of violence that reigns in the streets of Port-au-Prince and the rest of Haiti. Von Eyken, a diplomat for 35 years, has never experienced a similar risk situation, he said.

In July of last year, as a result of a sharp increase in unadjusted fuels seven years ago, violent protests, roadblocks, banks and shops were closed, several dead . At that time, the Argentine ambbadador and his wife, who accompanied him permanently, had to stay three days at home without leaving the premises. An evacuation of the officials and their families was badessed by helicopter with the National Director of the Gendarmerie and the Minister of Security. Finally, he was not evacuated.