Government of Venezuela to fund projects of healthcare, food, & education in Haiti
The Government of Venezuela is starting to fund healthcare, food, and education plans in Haiti, as part of the cooperation agreements entered into by the two nations.
Caracas aid comes on top of the programs implemented by other countries such as Chile, Argentina, Brazil and Cuba to support the poorest nation in the region.
Venezuelan aid to Haiti includes loans for USD 57 billion for improvement works in airports, as well as other USD 3 million for solid waste collection in Port-au-Prince.
Rodolfo Sanz, the Venezuelan Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs for Latin America and the Caribbean, told multi-state TV network Venezuela-based Telesur that this aid for Haiti is part of the integration project President Hugo Chávez is boosting in the region.