Nassau, Bahamas - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs wishes to respond to assertions made in the article as follows:

1. That the Haitian Ambassador to The Bahamas had been recalled to Haiti

2. That the Bahamian Ambassador to Haiti had been summoned to the Haitian Foreign Office.

The Bahamas Minister of Foreign Affairs has spoken to the Haitian Ambassador and the truth is that he traveled to Haiti for consultations with the Haitian government, not withdrawn as Ambassador to The Bahamas as the Herald's story suggested.

The Haitian Foreign Minister and the Bahamian Foreign Minister are to speak tomorrow by telephone and may meet in Tokyo next week.

The Bahamian Ambassador to Haiti attended a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Haiti on the 6th November and assured him that there was no abuse or inhumane treatment of Haitian nationals in The Bahamas in connection with the enforcement of the new immigration policies.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reminds the public that when Haitian President Michel Martelly visited The Bahamas on the 28th July, the Prime Minister of The Bahamas advised the President of the steps that The Bahamas government would take with regard to immigration matters.

The matters were similarly discussed between the two Foreign Ministers (of The Bahamas and Haiti) at the United Nations General Assembly in September of this year.