President Michel Martelly, accompanied by Pierre Richard Casimir, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Thomas Jacques, Minister of Agriculture and Wilson Laleau, Minister of Economy and Finance, left Haiti Sunday for Havana (Cuba), to participate with 33 Heads of State and Government at the 3rd Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean (CELAC) (2nd in Cuba, the first having been held in Caracas, Venezuela) to be held on 28 and 29 January 2014 on the theme "Fight against hunger, poverty and inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean".

During his stay, the President Martelly and the Haitian delegation will have several working meetings with dignitaries and Heads of State and Government, around issues of common interest. The delegation will return to Haiti on Wednesday.

Note that Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General of the United Nations (UN), will also attend the summit, where he will meet with Cuban authorities and various Heads of Government.

Learn more about the CELAC :

CELAC created February 23, 2010 at the Rio Group summit in Cancun, Mexico. It brings together 33 member countries of the Western Hemisphere, with the exception of Canada and the United States. It is a multilateral political forum, which allow member countries to consult to harmonize on the long term, their public policies, an indispensable requirement for integration movement. CELAC aim to strengthen the historical ties between peoples and arrive to an articulation at sectors such as education, health, environment, economy, culture, immigration and justice.

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-8290-haiti-politic-expanded-troika-meeting-of-the-celac.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-7729-haiti-politic-the-president-martelly-arrived-in-chile.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-7701-haiti-politic-the-president-martelly-in-2nd-summit-of-celac-chile.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-4378-haiti-politic-the-president-martelly-will-participate-in-the-first-celac-summit-in-venezuela.html

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