24 | Report on the Situation of Human Rights in the Dominican Republic 10. 11. 12. Secretariat of the IACHR sent a note to the Permanent Mission to express its gratitude for the invitation sent by the Dominican State, to inform that the note had been brought to the attention of the members of the Commission, and that it hoped to soon be able to inform them of the date set for the visit. At the request of the Permanent Mission of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, submitted on behalf of the States Parties to the Caribbean Community (hereinafter “CARICOM”), the situation created by judgment TC/0168/13 of the Constitutional Court was taken up at the regular meeting the OAS Permanent Council held on October 29, 2013. For his part, the OAS Secretary General stated that “the Organization should address this situation through its human rights system; this issue is within the purview of the Inter-American Commission and the Court of Human Rights (…) The IACHR has to address this issue now and we are awaiting its visit to the Dominican Republic.”10 In his remarks to the Permanent Council, Mr. Cesar Pino Toribio, Legal Advisor to the Executive Branch of the Government of the Dominican Republic, reported on the scope of the judgment in question and at the close of his remarks commented that “the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights [would] be visiting the country at the Dominican Republic’s invitation, serving as yet another opportunity to complete this strategy for resolving the problems resulting from the enforcement of the Constitutional Court’s judgment, which, as has already been sufficiently explained, has created obligations incumbent upon the other Dominican authorities.” 11 On October 30, 2013, during its 149th session, the Commission held a private meeting with a high-level delegation from the Dominican government. The latter was to explain the scope of judgment TC/0168/13. At that meeting, Dr. Alejandra Liriano, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, acting as representative of the Dominican State, verbally invited the Commission to make an on-site visit to the Dominican Republic. Later, on November 8, 2013, the Permanent Mission of the Dominican Republic sent note MP-RD-OEA 2194-13 in which it requested a preliminary list of the Dominican officials with whom the Commission planned to meet during its visit. On November 12, 2013, by note MP-RD-OEA 2196-13, the Permanent Mission reported that the Government of the Dominican Republic was expecting to receive the IACHR’s delegation on December 2, 3, 4 and 5, 2013. 13. In response, on November 20, 2013, the IACHR’s Executive Secretariat sent a note to the Permanent Mission acknowledging receipt of its earlier notes and confirming that the Commission would be making the on-site visit. On November 26, 2013, the Executive Secretariat of the IACHR sent a note to the Permanent Mission containing the proposed agenda and a list of the government officials with whom the Commission planned to meet during its visit. 10 See, Permanent Council of the OAS, Acta de la sesión ordinaria celebrada el 29 de octubre de 2013. OEA/Ser.G CP/ACTA 1944/13. Approved at the meeting of September 24, 2014, p. 26. See, Permanent Council of the OAS, Acta de la sesión ordinaria celebrada el 29 de octubre de 2013. OEA/Ser.G CP/ACTA 1944/13. Approved at the meeting of September 24, 2014p. 19. 11 Organization of American States | OAS