A delegation of Venezuela and Argentina arrived in Haiti yesterday Tuesday for a visit of 48 hours, to keep track of the Tripartite Agreement Argentina-Venezuela-Haiti.

Laurent Lamothe, the Minister of Foreign Affairs explained "[...] When we went to the Summit of the Americas, we met the Chancellor of Argentina and Venezuela, which had promised us to send a technical mission in order to come assess the problems that Haiti has, as part of a donation of tractors, equipment for farmers.

Today, the delegation is here to hear all the needs we have in agriculture, what type of tractor is best, what types of equipment farmers need it most. Argentina will provide these equipments and these tractors and Venezuela will pay for it... [...]

They come to track and tell us what projects they'll start funding. They had mentioned they would begin funding a project of identification, then there is a social housing project, of several thousand houses they will give Haiti. There are also agricultural projects in the Artibonite valley that they will fund, so today, we will sit with them to define the scope of such funding and to decide exactly what will be done, how and for what amount [...]"

Recall that Venezuela had signed in early March, a bilateral agreement with Haiti to donate $369 million in an investment company, for financing various projects in Haiti.

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-5089-haiti-reconstruction-laurent-lamothe-signed-for-$369-million-of-projects-with-the-venezuela.html

S/ HaitiLibre