Jean-Marc Ayrault, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development, will visit Colombia and Haiti from December 16 to 19.

Sunday, Jean-Marc Ayrault will be in Haiti to express France’s solidarity in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew. Following a working meeting with Jocelerme Privert and his government, he will visit the town of Jérémie, where the French sécurité civile [emergency services] teams provided emergency relief. He will meet with the local authorities there, as well as the voluntary community actors working on the ground to restore health infrastructure, rebuild schools and restore agricultural production capacity.

Sunday 18 December Agenda :

9:15 a.m. : Arrival at Jérémie airport: greetings to MINUSTAH forces; Opening of the Caribbean Forum of Francophone Mayors; Visits to the French alliance and the hospital; Meeting with the field actors of ACTED (MDM, ACTED, WHO, UNICEF, Director of the hospital responsible for civil security)

2:30 p.m. : Meeting / exchanges with Haitian actors of change, involved in the partnership with France: social entrepreneurs, laureates of the contest "la France s’engage au Sud" (France is committed to the South) https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-19461-haiti-economy-france-rewards-the-haitian-company-sisalco-sa.html , haitiano-French porters of innovative projects - Port-au-Prince

4:46 p.m. : Joint press conference with Chancellor Pierrot Délienne at Port-au-Prince International Airport.

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