Monday at the Hotel Royal Oasis Hervé Denis the Minister of Defense, in the presence of the Ambassador of Haiti to Mexico, Guy Lamothe, and the presidents of the defense committees of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies, opened a workshop of 2 days work https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-24448-haiti-news-zapping.html between members of the Armed Forces of Haiti (FAd'H) and a Mexican military delegation led by Brigadier General Porfilio Fuentes, on mission in Haiti since Sunday (until May 24) to discuss among other things og cooperation between the Mexican Armed Forces and the FAd'H as well as disaster management in bilateral defense cooperation.

This Mexican Mission follows the participation of Hervé Denis, the Minister of Defense at the 13th Conference of Defense Ministers of the Americas (CMDA) on April 8, 2018 in Mexico https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-24066-haiti-army-the-minister-of-defense-in-mexico.html and honor the commitment that the Mexican nation made with Haiti last April.

According to Minister Denis, the Mexican military is a model in his country by staying out of politics throughout history, stressing "[...] This army has a solid experience in disaster management and can help our new military force cope with these events. Senior Mexican Army officials have exchanged with their Haitian counterparts on the challenges facing the Haitian army remobilized since October 2017 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-15914-haiti-flash-official-remobilisation-of-the-armed-forces-of-haiti.html and discussed among others: the doctrine of the new army, military service, the General Staff and the training of Haitian soldiers in Mexico. Mexico, through the military delegation, reiterated its commitment to help the Haitian population and limit the damage caused by major climatic events.

Lieutenant General Jodel Lessage, Commander-in-Chief of the FAd'H https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-22737-haiti-flash-president-moise-appoints-acting-commander-in-chief-of-the-army-of-haiti.html welcomed the support of the Mexican army a few days before the start of the hurricane season (1 June) and which will allow the Haitian army to better prepare for risk management.

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-24066-haiti-army-the-minister-of-defense-in-mexico.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-23809-haiti-flash-appointments-of-the-staff-of-fad-h.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-22737-haiti-flash-president-moise-appoints-acting-commander-in-chief-of-the-army-of-haiti.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-15914-haiti-flash-official-remobilisation-of-the-armed-forces-of-haiti.html

SL/ HaitiLibre