At a reception for Ambassador Duong Minh who presented his credentials on Saturday, Haiti's President Joseph Michel Martelly expressed his hope that more Vietnamese companies will invest in his country.
>> VN, Haiti issue joint communique President Martelly also highly valued the strong development in relations between the two countries, especially after Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe’s visit to Vietnam in late 2012. He also expressed his belief that the bilateral ties between the two countries will continue to develop in the coming time. For his part, Ambassador Minh said that the bilateral cooperation in economics, trade and investment should be boosted since it has yet to match the potential of each country. Therefore, the ambassador called on the Haitian government to continue supporting Vietnamese enterprises to invest and promote trade in the Caribbean country, especially in agriculture, telecommunication, construction and construction materials and consumer goods. He also pledged to do his best to contribute to foster and promote the friendship and multifaceted cooperation between the two countries. Vietnam and Haiti, a Caribbean country, established diplomatic ties on September 26, 1997.