Both nations will work together in the fight transnational crime and migrant smuggling, with Colombia committed to providing technical training to the Haitian National Police, including intelligence, counterintelligence and community agents.

The two sides are aware of the need to join forces when dealing with Haitian migration in Colombia, hence Port-au-Prince and Bogota are betting on accelerating the enforcement of the 2019 visa waiver agreement for diplomatic and official passport holders.

The two countries – noted Haiti Libre newspaper – will also work to diversify food and industrial supplies with Colombia’s active support.

Haiti and Colombia stressed the importance of the Memorandum of Understanding signed on December 18, 2024 between Haiti’s Ministry of Education and Vocational Training and Colombia’s National Apprenticeship Service.

This partnership is aimed at cementing vocational training and promoting cultural exchanges, particularly between the Haitian town of Jacmel and Cartagena de Indias.

The meeting between the President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, 48 hours ago with the Haitian delegation led by Leslie Voltaire, President pro tempore of the Transitional Council was described as fruitful by the local media.

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