President Danilo Medina and the president-elect of Haiti, 48-year old Jovenel Moise, met at the Presidential Palace in Santo Domingo on Monday, 16 January 2017. Prior to the visit to the Presidential Palace, Moise had met with Foreign Relations Minister Miguel Vargas who then accompanied him to the meeting with the Dominican president.
At around 7:45pm they arrived to the Presidential Palace where President Medina received them at the steps leading to the seat of government. Also participating in the meeting at the Presidential Palace were Minister of the Presidency Gustavo Montalvo and Administrative Minister of the Presidency José Ramón Peralta among others.
Moise would later be the guest of honor at a state dinner hosted by President Medina.
As part of the bilateral agenda, during the two-day visit, discussions are expected to focus on trade and sales of Dominican products to Haiti.
News reports explain that Moise will hold meetings with local energy, farming and tourism players.
A successful entrepreneur, Moise will start his administration on 7 February 2017. He will seek to bring economic growth to Haiti. In its report on the global economic outlook for 2017 released this week, the World Bank estimated that Haiti’s economic growth will be negative (-0.6%) compared to the 4.5% growth rate forecast for the Dominican Republic.
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El Nacional
Haiti Libre
NY Times
17 January 2017
