Ministers of Foreign Relations of Dominican Republic and Haiti, Eduardo Latorre and Fritz Longchamp announced that the Dominican-Haitian Bilateral Committee had advanced on agreements in the areas of health, education, sports, tourism, agriculture, migration and commerce. Minister of Foreign Relations Latorre said that advances were made but the most important of all is that the two nations are on talking grounds. "Alas," said the Minister, "there are many years ahead during which the mixed committee can work together to seek solutions on the difficulties. That is, we cannot solve everything at once." The least advanced agreement was that of migration where the parties only were able to agreee on the framework for continued negotiations. One of the most advanced agreements was that of health issues, where a common program to combat illnesses was drawn up. In the area of tourism, the Dominicans will assist Haiti in developing a tourism product. In environmental matters, the DR will assist Haiti in strengthening their institutions and identifying projects of mutual interest, such as frontier lakes. In agriculture, the two countries agreed to work together to fight plagues that affect crops and animals. The rector of the state university of the DR is in Haiti to sign an agreement with the state university of Haiti for university level programs. Likewise, a program that will provide for cultural sharing through activities promoted at museums will be signed. On the presidential agenda, is also the establishment of joint measures to combat the scourge of narcotics traffic on the common borderline.
