President Martelly on State Visits to Guyana and Suriname

Haiti President Michel Martelly flew to both Guyana and Suriname on a State visit March 22, 2013.

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On his stop in Guyana, he sat down with Head of State, Donald Ramotar. They spoke on topics ranging from bi-lateral cooperation to agrarian issues, eco-tourism, trading, education, and food shortages. President Martelly also promoted many investment opportunities developed for Haiti's reconstruction post the 2010 earthquake.

After, Martelly flew to Suriname where he was greeted by President Désiré Bouterse with a military ceremony. During their sit-down, Martelly conversed with Bouterse about domestic rice production in Haiti, and CARICOM's CARIFESTA. Suriname is the event host for 2013's celebration, and Haiti will participate, offering music, national cuisine, arts and crafts, and dance performances.

Martelly also talked about Haitians traveling to Suriname. Even though they may have diplomatic passports, they cannot enter the country without a visa. Both state and international bodies have refused to pass a resolution lifting the restriction. In a statement to the news media, Martelly said Bouterse assured him he would take action to reverse the policy as soon as possible. To promote further goodwill between Haiti and Suriname, Bouterse also said he would normalize relations between the government and illegal immigrants from Haiti living and working in Suriname.

A final topic of flight-travel difficulties between Haiti and Suriname was briefly discussed. Air carrier, Surinam Airways, is interested in offering non-stop trips from Haiti to Suriname. They are preparing technical documentation for review

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