The Dominican Republic to Bring World Leaders Together to Discuss Haiti Situation

The Dominican Republic to Bring World Leaders Together to Discuss Haiti Situation

The Dominican Republic will host a meeting on Monday January 18 in preparation for a World Summit on Haiti in which Spain’s Vice President, María Teresa Fernández de la Vega, will be present. Spain currently holds the presidency of the European Union. Also expected at the meeting will be Haitian President René Preval, government representatives from the United States, Canada, Brazil and Ambassadors from various Latin American countries. The meeting will take place on Monday in the National Palace at 11:00 am.

The Dominican Republic will host a meeting on Monday January 18 in preparation for a World Summit on Haiti…

Dominican President, Leonel Fernández, also called on representatives of multilateral organizations such as the United Nations (UN), the World Bank, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and other regional cooperation entities.

The central theme of the discussion at the meeting will be how international cooperation to Haiti after last Tuesday’s devastating earthquake can be turned into a short and long-term project, the general outlines of which have been discussed by Presidents Fernández and Preval and Haiti’s Prime Minister, Jean-Max Bellerive.