The Dominican Republic and Haiti "must develop strategic plans to manage their relationship," take advantage of business opportunities, "achieve a very powerful economic integration between these two nations" and reduce "the volume of war drums," said Dominican industrialist Fernando Capellan during the forty-first session of the CEPAL, held in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic from October 7 to 9, 2026.

"At this moment, both countries need to develop strategic plans to manage their relationship," he said, lamenting that "decisions are made based on emotions, not on strategy." "These are tactical decisions that patch a hole at a given moment, often for political reasons, but not for the medium or long term," continued the Dominican industrialist.