The President of Haiti, Michel Joseph Martelly welcomes the re-election of Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou after the election of Saturday, January 14, 2012. The Head of State congratulates his counterpart for his victory (51.60%) and reiterates the commitment of his administration to continue and strengthen the cooperation between the two countries.

Haiti and Taiwan maintains for several years of diplomatic reports as well as commercial and cultural very fruitful. With the reelection of President Ma Ying-jeou, the President Michel Joseph Martelly is convinced that the existing relationship between the two countries will strengthen for the benefit of the people of Haiti and Taiwan.

• Since 2009 the Taiwanese help farmers in the region of Torbeck (South of Haiti) to increase rice production per hectare https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-4287-haiti-agriculture-the-taiwanese-agronomists-alongside-the-haitian-rice-farmers.html

• In 2011, Taiwan has provided assistance for a road rehabilitation program estimated at $9 million https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-4565-haiti-politic-laurent-lamothe-presents-the-results-of-his-first-2-months.html

• In 2011, Taiwan finance up to $5.5 millions a project of agricultural colony "Village of Hope" to savane Diane, this construction project of 200 houses, must accommodate 200 families of the region by the end of August 2012. https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-3720-haiti-social-new-market-project-village-of-hope-irrigation-education-martelly.html https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-3276-haiti-reconstruction-taiwan-confirms-the-construction-of-a-village-in-st-michel-de-l-atalaye.html

• In January 2011, Taiwan donated $500,000 to the immigration as part of a bilateral agreement. This money allowed the purchase 16 of vehicles, 16 readers of biometric passports and equipment to detect false documents. In addition, four checkpoints will be built in the border area of migration https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-2049-haiti-social-700-haitians-repatriated-in-5-days-1-dead.html

• In May 2011, Taiwan gives $ 300,000 for the reconstruction and cholera. https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-2939-haiti-humanitarian-taiwan-gives-$300-000-for-reconstruction-and-cholera.html

• In August of the same year, Christine Chow, the First Lady of Taiwan visited Haiti for a visit of five days as Ambassador humanitarian and honorary president of the Red Cross of the Republic of China. https://www.haitilibre.com/article-891-haiti-humanitaire-visite-prochaine-de-la-premiere-dame-de-taiwan.html (in french)

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