Haitian PM Fils-Aimé Calls for Deeper Cooperation with France
At a French Embassy event in Port-au-Prince, the prime minister urged a stronger bilateral alliance in security, development and investment.
Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé called for deepening existing cooperation with France in areas of common interest, according to almomento.net, which reported the remarks on July 16. The report is single-source and describes a developing story.
Fils-Aimé made the comments while attending a ceremony organized by the French Embassy in Port-au-Prince marking France's national day. In a statement, he praised France and "the universal values embodied by the French Revolution," according to the outlet.
The prime minister said that "July 14, 1789 reminds us that no society can prosper without liberty, no authority can be established without popular legitimacy and no future can be built without dignity," as quoted by almomento.net. He referred to the singular history uniting France and Haiti and stressed shared wishes to strengthen the alliance between the two nations.
According to the report, Fils-Aimé reaffirmed Haiti's commitment to the values of liberty, equality and fraternity, and pledged to strengthen the strategic bilateral alliance in security, development and investment. His office also expressed gratitude for France's "unwavering support" for efforts to restore peace, consolidate the rule of law and build a more stable future.