Relationships Increasingly Strong between Haiti and Dominican Republic

The Minister of Foreign and Religious Affairs, His Excellency Laurent Lamothe, met his Dominican counterpart Carlos Morales Troncoso, this Sunday, March 24 at La Romana in the Dominican Republic, around finalizing the preparations for the official visit of President of the Republic, His Excellency Mr. Michel Joseph Martelly, on the other side of the island this Monday, March 26, 2012.

The main objective of the visit of the Chief of the Haitian State to his counterpart Leonel Fernandez will include reactivating the formal bilateral joint commission between Haiti and the Dominican Republic and initial seven memoranda of understanding to expand cooperation in various fields such as a trilateral agreement between the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Venezuela regarding cooperation with social programs.

Also discussed during this two-hour meeting clock between the Haitian and dominicain Chancellors, the need for immigration agreement to manage the transport problem (the company, Haitian Capital Coach Line), the creation of a fund between the tripartite Dominican Republic, Haiti and Venezuela (Petrocaribe) on projects for Haiti's development and signing of a social assistance for affirmative action programs.

The two Foreign Ministers of the island welcomed the excellent relationship the Dominican Republic and Haiti are currently experiencing, to the benefit of the expansion of trade relations between the two states. "We will consider how best to extend continued cooperation and cooperation between our countries and sectors to create private wealth and economic development for the benefit of our peoples, " reported the Chancellor Lamothe.

Source: Defend Haiti