Jordan's King Abdullah II briefly visited Haiti

Abdullah II, King of Jordan, paid a brief visit to Haiti during the last weekend of April, 2013. King Abdullah II was on a broader trip to Spain and United States. During his visit, the King of Jordan met with Haitian President, Michel Martelly. The meeting took place at Toussaint Louverture International Airport at Port-au-Prince. National Palace disclosed that Abdullah II and Michel Martelly discussed issues like health and education as well as security.

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The government of Haiti also disclosed that the King of Jordan inquired about the progresses made by the country after the island nation was hit by the devastating earthquake of January 12, 2010 and that Jordan's leader asked about the potential areas where the two countries and work together to help Haiti revive itself from the effects of the natural disaster.

King Abdullah II also met with Jordanian peacekeeping contingent for United Nations in Haiti. The officials of the Haitian government disclosed that during this meeting the peacekeeping contingent informed Abdullah II about the humanitarian efforts that were made in Haiti.

The official news agency of Jordan informed that Jordan's leader later visited a weapons expo that was organized by the Jordanian force. Spokesperson from National Palace informed the press that the meeting between the two leaders of the two nations lasted for a few hours and took place in the presence of Haitian Cabinet members where several important factors were discussed that could improve the relationship between the two nations.

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