Haitian President to visit Caricom Secretariat

The Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Michel Joseph Martelly, the President of Haiti will pay an official visit to the CARICOM Secretariat from 20-22 March 2013, a press release from the Caricom Secretariat said today.

Martelly will hold discussions with CARICOM Secretary-General Irwin LaRocque and his Executive Management team on March 21st at the Secretariat’s  Turkeyen, Guyana headquarters. On that day he will also meet with the staff of the Secretariat.

The President will be accompanied by Pierre Richard Casimir, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Wilson Laleau, Minister of Trade and Industry. He will also hold discussions with  President Donald Ramotar and his Cabinet.

Martelly assumed the chairmanship of CARICOM on 1 January 2013 and will serve until 30 June 2013.