Haiti - Education : 21 Haitian scholars depart for Cuba

Monday at the National Palace in the framework of bilateral cooperation Haiti-Cuba the de facto President Jocelerme Privert received 21 young scholars (16 medical and 5 in law, engineering and agronomy) from different regions of Haiti, that will leave the country on Tuesday August 23 for Cuba.

This meeting was held in the presence of Jean Beauvoir Dorsonne, Minister of National Education, Pierrot Délienne, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Aviol Fleurant, Minister of Planning and External Cooperation, Dr. Daphnée Benoit, the Minister of Public Health.

Privert congratulated the scholars while asking them to be ambassadors of Haiti to Cuba and to take seriously their studies "This is a heavy responsibility that you assume, that to succeed and also worthily represent your country in foreign land in the middle of several other nations. The ultimate goal is beyond your training, come back to your new knowledge and skills at the service of Haiti."

The Head of State also praised the cooperation Haiti-Cuba, which allows for already many years, the Haitian students to perform graduate studies in Cuban universities.