Guatemala–Haiti relations

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Guatemala – Haiti relations
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Haiti

Bilateral relations between Guatemala and Haiti were established in 1948. Guatemala maintains a diplomatic consulate in the Haitian capital city of Port-au-Prince. [1] [2] Haiti maintains a diplomatic consulate in the Guatemalan capital city of Guatemala City. [3] [4] [5]

Military and humanitarian actions

On 10 October 2021, 100 Haitians were rescued from a shipping container on the side of a road in Guatemala. [6]

On 4 and 5 January 2025, the Armed Forces of Guatemala sent 150 troops along with the El Salvadoran Armed Forces to combat Haiti's escalating gang war of its worsening crisis. [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

References

  1. "Embassy of Guatemala in Haiti". Visahq.com. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
  2. "Consulate of Guatemala in Port-au-Prince". Embassypages.com. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
  3. "Embassy of Haiti in Guatemala". Visahq.com. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
  4. "Consulate of Haiti in Guatemala City, Guatemala". Embassypages.com. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
  5. "Relaciones Diplomáticas de Guatemala" (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  6. Berger, Miriam (2021-10-10). "More than 100 Haitians found in trailer in Guatemala as desperate efforts to reach U.S. continue" . Washington Post . Retrieved 2025-01-06.
  7. McCluskey, Mitchell (2025-01-03). "Guatemalan and Salvadoran forces arrive in Haiti to join fight against violent gangs". CNN . Retrieved 2025-01-06.
  8. "Another 75 Guatemalan soldiers arrive in Haiti to battle gangs" . Reuters. 2025-01-05. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
  9. Burgess, Jack (2025-01-04). "Guatemalan forces arrive in Haiti to fight gangs". BBC News . Retrieved 2025-01-06.
  10. "Guatemalan and Salvadoran forces arrive in Haiti to join fight against violent gangs". Canada Caribbean Institute. 2025-01-05. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
  11. "Central American troops arrive in Haiti to fight gangs". Reuters. 2025-01-03. Retrieved 2025-01-06.