DR & Haiti working together
President Leonel Fernandez visited the border region on Saturday for the re-launch of the Bilateral Mixed Commission, a body that was created in 1996 for high-level discussions of matters that affect both countries, but had been inactive since then.
The commission’s agenda includes the economy, health, education, security, farming, sports and migration. Both Haiti and the DR agree that the body needs to be a permanent forum for discussing the key issues that require consensus.
Fernandez said he believed that it is perfectly possible to overcome past misunderstandings on both sides, and Haiti President Rene Preval predicted that relations would continue to be harmonious, as reported in Hoy.
During the heads of state meeting that took place at the installations of the CODEVI Industrial Free Zone, the Government of Haiti awarded President Fernandez with the National Pan-American Order of Petion and Bolivar, in recognition for his contributions [...]
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