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Dominican businessmen support British Ambassador’s statements
posted on: Dec 1 2011 10:29 by The Reporter. Viewed 260 times.
The Roundtable of Commonwealth Countries on Wednesday stated its support in a letter for British ambassador Steven Fisher, whose recently stated that extortion by Dominican officials had forced at least two UK companies to leave the country.
The President of the Round Table of Commonwealth Countries, Fernando González Nicolás, said that knowing the efforts of the British Ambassador and his country and their contribution to the development of the Dominican Republic, indicates their is not the slightest doubt that Fisher wants the Dominicans to build a better society.
“May this letter serve to express our solidarity regarding recent statements on cases of inadequate behavior by government officials who affect foreign investment in our country,”
In the letter to the British Ambassador, González explains that “without going into considerations about the protocol to be followed in the diplomatic arena, your statements definitely contribute to alert us to take a greater awareness of the evil that is corruption now plaguing the world”.
He said the British ambassador’s attitude “helps us all, public sector, private sector, Dominicans and foreigners, to take steps to eradicate it. The reality is that most Dominicans aim to reduce corruption. “
“His views express the feeling of the majority of Dominicans, confirmed in the opinion polls made in the country for national and international companies of high repute,” he said. He acknowledged the government’s efforts to combat corruption.
He said that today the relations between Great Britain and the country is one of the most successful, balanced and important.
He added that UK companies are the fifth largest investor in our country. The links between the two countries have been growing substantially over the past 25 years and should be protected, to continue to strengthen.
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