President Leonel Fernández will travel to Haiti in June to meet with President Rene Preval. This year he also will host the visits of the presidents of Mexico, Brazil, Cuba and Caribbean Community nations. In Chile, President Fernández met with Bill Clinton and expressed his concern that free zones have not received textile parity with Mexico, thus are affected by the Mexican competitive advance. Mexican textile production is not subject to quotas or U.S. customs tariffs. President Fernández confirmed that the presidents of Cuba and Haiti will be special guests at the Caribbean Community (Caricom) summit scheduled for August in Santo Domingo.
