Fils-Aimé expected in El Salvador on November 16 and 17 to discuss the future of the troops

Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé will travel to El Salvador on Monday, November 16, and Tuesday, November 17, 2026, to discuss the future of the approximately 2,000 Salvadoran soldiers deployed in Haiti, Salvadoran Vice President Félix Ulloa announced.

"The Prime Minister has already confirmed his attendance to me, and we will have the opportunity to discuss the future of this force," Félix Ulloa stated. The head of the Haitian government will also participate in an international conference on the state of democracy.

A meeting with Bukele not confirmed

A Salvadoran government official confirmed the visit on Monday. It has not been established that Fils-Aimé will meet directly with President Nayib Bukele.

No date has been set for the return of the Salvadoran troops. According to Félix Ulloa, El Salvador is not seeking to replace the UN-backed Gang Repression Force (FRG), and the Salvadoran state is covering all expenses for the operation.

A deployment under pressure

The visit comes as the deployment is sparking tensions. The U.S. Chargé d'Affaires in Haiti has requested a suspension of Salvadoran operations, which San Salvador disputes, and Amnesty International is calling for the publication of the agreement governing the soldiers' presence.

El Salvador sent its troops following the October 18 ambush of an FRG vehicle in Santo, in Croix-des-Bouquets, during which four Salvadorans went missing.