Haiti's prime minister will meet with El Salvador's government next week in a visit to the Central American nation to discuss the future of Salvadoran troops in Haiti, a Salvadoran government official confirmed to The Associated Press on Monday.

The source spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter. It was not clear if Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé would meet directly with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele .

The visit comes as Bukele has ramped up his offensive against Haiti's gangs with at least 2,500 Salvadoran forces now operating in Haiti.

The offensive began in October after four Salvadoran aviation technicians went missing in an attack by gangs.…