"President Nicolas Maduro on behalf of the Venezuelan Government and people extends his warmest congratulations to the President-elect [Note HL: a President can only be considered as elected when the final results will be published by the CEP on 29 December https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-19391-haiti-elections-no-candidate-is-authorized-to-self-declare-elected.html ] of the Republic of Haiti, Jovenel Moïse and salutes the Haitian heroic and dignified people for the presidential election on 20 November 2016.

The Homeland of Bolívar and Chávez wants to highlight the great patriotic commitment of the brotherly people of Haiti during the electoral process, overcoming difficulties, including those arising from the effects of nature, showing the maturity and level of consciousness of the Haitian people in the electoral process for building a future of Peace and prosperity.

[...] The Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela reiterates to the people of Haiti its firm commitment to the construction of a more integrated, fair and supportive Caribbean by strengthening spaces such as PetroCaribe and the Bolivarian Alliance for Peoples of Our America - People's Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP), for which, we extend our friendly hand to President-elect Jovenel Moïse and his people to continue along the road of struggles and victories for our American independence and in favor of a world without empires and with justice for the Peoples."

SL/ HaitiLibre