Thursday, Pierre Marie Du Meny, the Minister of Commerce and Industry held a meeting with the Cuban Ambassador to Haiti, Luis Castillo during which the Cuban ambassador officially invited Haiti to the 35th International Fair of Havana, FIHAV 2017, to be held from 30 October to 3 November in Havana.

Minister Du Meny told Ambassador Castillo that Haiti intends to strengthen its trade links with Cuba and confirmed its presence at the head of a Haitian trade delegation at FIHAV 2017, recalling the presence last year at this Cuban trade fair, of Haitian companies such as Cannex, Caribbean Food, Carribex, Huileries Haitienne, Pasta Haiti, Sun Food, Tropic, Farmatrix...

In addition, he stressed the importance of breaking down the traditional obstacles to intra-regional trade in the Caribbean and recalled the struggle of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) for fair trade.

Finally, he highlighted the actions taken by Cuba in CARICOM and the development efforts in the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) as well as those of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America - Treaty of Peoples' Trade (ALBA - TCP).

Note that a Trade Policy Directive for Latin America and the Caribbean of the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Trade and Investment recently stated that Haiti remains Cuba's top priority in trade and solidarity relations in Caribbean.

SL/ HaitiLibre