Saturday, June 16, 2012

ARTICLE - FRANCE PRESIDENT - URGES D.R.

FRANCE URGES DOMINICAN PRESIDENT-ELECT TO CONTINUE SUPPORTING HAITI
(Dominican Today) -

Santo Domingo- The president of France, Francois Hollande, has formally asked the president-elect of the Dominican Republic to continue working with the French government on both governments’ joint policy of supporting reconstruction in Haiti.

In a letter addressed to Danilo Medina, the French head of state wrote that the reconstruction of Haiti after the devastating January 2010 earthquake is one of the challenges that needed to be faced by the international community.

In this context, he adds, it is important for the Dominican Republic and France to continue being actively involved in this process, as they have done up till now.

Hollande mentioned that he had the opportunity to express his wish to the current Dominican president, Leonel Fernández, to strengthen relations of friendship between the French and Dominican peoples, which he defined as important and diverse.

He said that some joint initiatives had been established in trade and investment, international cooperation and higher education as well as in security matters and the fight against drug trafficking.

He observed that at a regional level, France shares common interests in the Caribbean due to its Overseas Departments, especially Guadeloupe and Martinique.

Earlier, another president, Chilean Sebastián Piñera Echeñique, told Medina that he hoped the two countries’ “productive” bilateral agenda, including the commitment to Haiti, would continue.

He singled out the high level of cooperation that has been achieved with the Haitian people and their authorities, with a commitment to solidarity. He said that he was sure that this agenda would continue developing during the Medina administration.

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