Monday, in order to strengthen South-South cooperation, Aviol Fleurant, the Minister of Planning and External Cooperation met with the Ambassador of Venezuela, Luis Ernesto Diaz Curbelo.

Both men reviewed the bilateral cooperation between Haiti and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the new Minister Fleurant did not fail to thank the people of Venezuela and President Nicolas Maduro, for the important assistance that the country grants to Haïti including through the PetroCaribe program.

For his part Ambassador Luis Ernesto Diaz Curbelo, said he was interested to reactivate in Haiti projects, including the production of rice in the Artibonite, literacy, completion of the Hugo Chavez International Airport, in Cap Haitien, and the development of the music industry in Haiti (implementation of the Symphony Orchestras System of Haiti in the departments of South, South East and the North, a initiave of former President Martelly https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-5887-haiti-culture-official-launch-of-the-national-institute-of-music-of-haiti.html )

He emphasized on the need to boost South-South cooperation and tripartite cooperation Venezuela-Cuba-Haïti and also requested the establishment of an air route linking Caracas / Port-au-Prince and Caracas / Cap-Haitien.

HL/ HaitiLibre