Thursday, July 7, a delegation of Coahuila, one of the 32 states of Mexico, arrived in Port-au-Prince in order to promote the economic, cultural and tourism between Mexico and Haiti. The delegation met among others essy C. Petit-Frère, Ministers of Trade and Industry, Didier Hyppolyte, Minister of Tourism and Creative Industries,of Latin American ambassadors, chambers of commerce and entrepreneurs.

José Antonio Gutiérrez Jardón, Head of Delegation and Secretary of Economic Development, Tourism and Competitiveness of the State of Coahuila, invited the Minister of Trade and the Haitian private sector to participate in "ALADI Expo", a Latin American meeting to increase and to enhance trade in the region, to be held from 19 to 21 October in Coahuila.

ALADI Expo aims to improve opportunities for companies to grow and increase their participation in the regional market, in particular SMEs, thus promoting the dissemination of exportable supply and better use of trade opportunities arising from agreements in the field of Latin American integration Association (ALADI), generate more trade, more knowledge and greater regional integration.

The sectors participating in the ALADI Expo are: processed food and beverages, automotive parts, leather and manufactured leather, pharmaceuticals, products of the chemical and plastics industry, textiles, clothing, footwear, iron and steel and materials Power. ALADI Mexico Expo 2016 is an opportunity for Haitian entrepreneurs and industrialists to strengthen the diversity of its economic relations.

More information on Expo ALADI : www.expoaladi.org/en/

Learn more about Coahuila :

Located on the northern border of Mexico (south Texas), Coahuila is the third largest state in the country. With 151.595 km2 it has an area five and a half times greater than that of Haiti. However, in Coahuila there are only 3 million inhabitants. Coahuila is one of the main producing regions of Mexico. Coahuila is a leader in the production of silver, steel, automobiles and auto parts, wine and beer and train cars.

HL/ HaitiLibre