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Presidents of Brazil and Haití Discuss Cooperation

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Presidents Michel Martelly (Haiti) and Dilma Rosusseff (Brazil) discussed migration and cooperation-related issues in this capital before visiting the squadron of Brazilian UN blue helmets deployed here. According to a communiqué of the Haitian presidency, the presidents reviewed a bilateral agenda, placing emphasis on the process of reconstruction and economic and social development in Haiti.According to the program of the visit, Martelly and Rousseff would also discuss the migration issue in the wake of adoption by Brazil of a new mode of visa issued exclusively for Haitian citizens.

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WikiLeaks Haiti: The PetroCaribe Files

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When René Préval took the oath of Haiti’s presidential office in a ceremony at Haiti’s National Palace on May 14, 2006, he was anxious to allay fears in Washington that he would not be a reliable partner. “He wants to bury once and for all the suspicion in Haiti that the United States is wary of him,” said US Ambassador Janet Sanderson in a March 26, 2006, cable. “He is seeking to enhance his status domestically and internationally with a successful visit to the United States.”

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Cuba Thanks Haiti for Award to Medical Brigade

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Cuban Vice President Esteban Lazo thanked the outgoing president of Haiti, Rene Preval, for the maximum award of that country granted to the Cuban medical brigade for its work in combating the cholera epidemic. Preval and Lazo reviewed the fruitful bilateral cooperation relations, expanded after the earthquake that struck the Haitian capital in February 2010, killing 250,000 people.

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Bruno Rodriguez at the UN: “The Reconstruction of Haiti is a Pending Task”

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Just one year ago we, more than 50 governments and other international actors, committed ourselves at UN headquarters to provide substantial cooperation directed at the recovery and rebuilding of Haiti following the disaster caused by the earthquake of January 12th of that year. In terms of statements, it was a commendable show of solidarity.

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Cuba Criticizes Breach of Commitments to Haiti

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More than 800 delegates worldwide are attending the 16th World Trade Union Congress, which began Wednesday in Athens. The event runs until April 10, and hundreds of its posters can be seen throughout the Greek capitals main streets. The opening includes songs and dances from different continents as well as greetings from delegates and national unions, organizers stated. As part of preparations, a meeting of the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) took place on Tuesday, and the group’s president, Mohamed Shaaban Azouz, denounced the devastating consequences of capitalism and the divisions created by hegemony.