Saturday 1st December in Mexico, the Prime Minister, Laurent Lamothe, attended the inauguration of the new president of Mexico, Enrique Peña Nieto, who replaces outgoing President Mr. Felipe de Jesús Calderón Hinojosa, a great friend of the Haitian people.

The Haitian-Mexican cooperation is fruitful in various sectors, particularly in the health sector. Recently, the Mexican Government has awarded 300 scholarships to Haitian students. Mexico is also involved in construction of public market in several regions of the country.

During the day, Laurent Lamothe met with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, and reviewed the various aspects of the Haitian-American cooperation. He also met with the Vice-President of the Dominican Republic, Margarita Cedeño de Fernández, to share her experiences in social programs implemented by the Dominican Government, with the objective to improve the Haitian social assistance program "Ede Pèp".

In addition, the Prime Minister Lamothe discussed with South Korean counterpart Kim Hwang-Sik, around the need to encourage South Korean companies to come invest in Haiti and to follow the example of the company "Sae-E Trading Co", which has already made investments in the north, through the new Northern Industrial Park (Caracol).

On the sidelines of this brief 3-day visit, the Head of Government, accompanied by Mr. Nixon Myrtil, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and the Ambassador of Haiti accredited to Mexico, Guy Lamothe, inaugurated the new premises of the Embassy of Haiti in Mexico. This inauguration intervenes at a time when Haiti, has just completed its first investment forum in Mexico, organized by the Investment Facilitation Center (CFI), together with the Embassy of Haiti, in conjunction with the Embassy of Haiti, Foreign Relations of Mexico, the Mexican Council of Entrepreneurs (COMCE) and the Mexican Embassy in Haiti "These new facilities are designed to better serve and support the Haitian community in Mexico and to properly assist Mexican entrepreneurs wishing to invest in Haiti," declared the Prime Minister.

In a time when the Government is making every effort to facilitate the creation of jobs and attract foreign investment in Haiti, Prime Minister Lamothe urged the Haitian population to be patient and guarantee them, that he has already considered measures to stimulate the economy and create new jobs.

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-7294-haiti-diplomacy-the-prime-minister-in-mexico.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-7269-haiti-education-mexico-grants-300-scholarships.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-7192-haiti-economy-first-investment-forum-haiti-mexico.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-7290-haiti-news-some-news-here-and-there.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-6959-haiti-social-the-program-ede-pep-launched.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-2302-haiti-economy-the-korean-project-of-the-industrial-park-of-north.html

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