Thursday, in Mexico for a parliamentary meeting in Guadalajara on the fight against tuberculosis, the Senator and Dr. Carl Murat Cantave, President of the Health Commission and Vice-President of the Education Commission, also visited Mexico City to meet with His Excellency Romero Hicks, Chairman of the Education Commission of the Mexican Senate, in the presence of the Ambassador of Haiti Guy Lamothe and Garvey Jn Pierre the Minister Counselor.

The two senators explored ways of cooperation, which according to a statement from the Mexican Senator's office "will result in legislative measures to promote the development and well-being of both countries."

Both men recognized the importance of continuing to work to stimulate bilateral trade and investment while giving priority to the energy sector. Concerning cooperation in the education sector between the two countries, "[...]senators discussed the possibility of analyzing new strategies so that more Haitian students can benefit from scholarship programs offered by Mexico [...]"

With 88 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries, Senator Juan Carlos Romero Hicks emphasized the potential of trade between the two countries. Carl-Murat Cantave sent an invitation to his Mexican counterpart for a visit to Haiti in order "to continue the dialogue and strengthen the ties between the two parliaments."

Senator Cantave also took the opportunity to participate in the celebration of World Food Day at the Mexican Chancellery where Ambassador Guy G. Lamothe was one of the panellists of : "Desarollo rural, combate a la pobreza y a efectos del cambio climatico."

At the end of the visit, Cantave met with the Directorate General of Latin America and the Caribbean of the Mexican Chancellery where he spoke of cooperation in education and the ratification of the agreement for the reciprocal protection and promotion of investments. He did not fail to highlight and to congratulate the initiatives of the Mexican Chancellery in the management of the migration file of the Haitians as well as their gradual insertion in the labor market, in particular in Tijuana and Mexicali in the Mexican State of Baja California https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-21654-haiti-mexico-in-tijuana-and-mexicali-nearly-77-of-haitians-regularized.html

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