The DR and Haiti agreed to strive to achieve a better understanding of both nations, and signed agreements and protocols on migration, drug trafficking, culture, sports, education, health, and customs. In the memorandum on the meeting of President Leonel Fernández and President Rene Preval in Port-au-Prince last weekend, both countries agreed to continue strengthening relations, to respect the differences and characteristics of each, and to together tackle the shared challenges shared of these days of globalization.