Chandigarh, April 22, 2018: Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Vijay Sampla led an Indian delegation on a three-day visit to the Caribbean nation of Haiti for promoting and further strengthening bilateral ties between the two countries.
During this visit, which concluded on April 20, Sampla first met Haitian President Jovenel Moïse and thanked him for supporting the re-election of India’s judge to the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Sampla assured Moise that India will back Haiti for the non-permanent membership of the UN Security Council in the 2020 elections.
Presenting Haitian Prime Minister Jack Guy Lafontant with a gift sent by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Sampla conveyed him the message that India looks towards Haiti as its special friend. Sampla, in his meeting with Lafontant, stated that both India and Haiti should work towards strengthening cooperation in areas such as agriculture, technical education, solar energy, IT and other bilateral issues.
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