Sunday at the National Palace, President Jovenel Moïse, accompanied by Antonio Rodrigue, Minister of Foreign Affairs, received a delegation of US Congressmen led by Representative Jeff Duncan of the Western Hemisphere Subcommittee.

On the agenda of the discussions, in addition to the overall situation of Haiti, there was in particular the issue of the mobilization of the new armed forces of Haiti. President Moïse explained to the congressmen the importance for Haiti to equip itself with specialized military corps to get involved in the development process of the country.

The situation in Venezuela and Haitian-American relations were also reviewed during these exchanges. At the end of the talks, the US Congress delegation pledged to work to improve and strengthen relations between the two countries.

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