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Reference ID	Created	Released	Classification	Origin
09PORTAUPRINCE493	2009-05-20 18:08	2011-08-30 01:44	CONFIDENTIAL	Embassy Port Au Prince

VZCZCXRO9368
PP RUEHQU
DE RUEHPU #0493/01 1401808
ZNY CCCCC ZZH
P 201808Z MAY 09
FM AMEMBASSY PORT AU PRINCE
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 9933
INFO RUEHZH/HAITI COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
RHEFDIA/DIA WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY

C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 PORT AU PRINCE 000493 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR WHA/CAR 
STATE FOR WHA/CCA GABRIELA ZAMBRANO 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/20/2019 
TAGS: ETRD ETIC PREL PGOV HA CU
SUBJECT: HAITI: REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF 
LIBERTAD ACT 
 
REF: A. SECSTATE 48487 
     ¶B. PORT AU PRINCE 08 01695 
     ¶C. PORT AU PRINCE 08 00767 
 
Classified By: Deputy Chief of Mission Thomas C. Tighe for reasons 1.4 
(b,d). 
 
 ¶1. (C) Summary:  The Government of Haiti values the 
assistance it receives from Cuba and never criticizes Cuba's 
democracy or human rights record.  Haiti and Cuba, along with 
Venezuela, are parties to a tripartite agreement that 
facilitates technical assistance to Haiti in the areas of 
electricity generation, medical services and medical 
education.  Cuban technical assistance and training have 
supported construction and technical support for three power 
plants in Haiti.  Cuban doctors provide medical services in 
the capital and the provinces, and Haitian medical students 
study without charge in Cuba.  Four Haitian ministers 
traveled to Cuba in March to discuss expanding bilateral 
agreements to include disaster cooperation.  Haitian 
President Preval did not visit Cuba this reporting cycle. End 
Summary. 
 
Human Rights and Democracy Promotion 
------------------------------------ 
 
¶2. (C) The Government of Haiti (GOH) does not criticize or 
comment on Cuba's human rights or democracy record, and does 
not work to promote the advancement of democracy and human 
rights in Cuba.  There have been no Cuba-related resolutions 
passed in the Haitian Parliament since the previous Libertad 
report (ref B).  Post is aware of no Haitian government 
actions in support of civil society in Cuba through its 
diplomatic missions or other fora. 
 
Bilateral Agreements, Exchanges and Technical Assistance 
--------------------------------------------- ----------- 
 
¶3. (SBU) Haiti is partner to a Venezuelan-Cuban-Haitian 
tripartite cooperative agreement which provides technical 
assistance to Haiti, including building and upgrading 
electrical power plants.  Under the Tripartite agreement, 
Venezuela provides and sets up electrical generators and 
other plant equipment.  Cuba provides on-site engineering and 
technical assistance, and trains Haitian technicians in Cuba 
on operation and maintenance (ref C). Three electrical power 
plants have been developed under this agreement:  two 
15-megawatt power plants in the northern city of Cap Haitien 
and Gonaives in the Artibonite Department and a 30-megawatt 
power plant in the Carrefour neighborhood south of 
Port-au-Prince. 
 
¶4. (SBU) Haitian medical students continue to receive 
scholarships to study in Cuba.  To date, over 1,000 Haitians 
have participated in this program, most of them at the 
Caribbean School of Medicine in Santiago.  170 of these 
students have now returned to Haiti.  There are an estimated 
390 Cuban health professionals (including physicians, 
dentists and graduate level nurses) currently providing 
medical and dental services at hospitals and clinics 
throughout Haiti.  Aero Caribbean offers a regularly 
scheduled flight from Port-au-Prince to Santiago de Cuba on 
Thursdays and Sundays and regularly scheduled flights from 
Port-au-Prince to Havana via Santo Domingo. 
 
¶5. (SBU) Other sectoral cooperation between Cuba and Haiti 
includes education (a radio literacy program for 20,000 
beneficiaries), agriculture (30 Cuban technical assistants 
for the rehabilitation of a sugar factory; a lake and pond 
fish restocking program in 2008; veterinary assistance in 
conjunction with FAO), civil aviation, sports (athlete 
scholarships), and culture (technical assistance on cultural 
preservation.) 
 
High-Level Diplomatic Visits 
---------------------------- 
 
¶6. (SBU) Minister of Foreign Affairs Alrich Nicolas, Minister 
of Interior Paul Antoine Bien-Aime, Minister of Sports, Youth 
and Civic Service Evans Lescouflair and Minister of Public 
Health and Population Alex Larsen traveled to Cuba in March. 
They reportedly discussed bilateral agreements, visited 
Haitian medical students and toured historical sites in 
Havana and Santiago de Cuba.  Minister Nicolas was quoted in 
the media, describing the bilateral cooperation in education, 
public health and energy as ''diverse and dynamic.''  Nicolas 
reportedly added that the two countries will begin 
cooperation on natural disasters.  A report on a Cuban news 
 
PORT AU PR 00000493  002 OF 002 
 
 
website says that an agreement was signed by Nicolas and the 
Cuban Minister of Justice to cooperate on fighting drug 
trafficking. 
 
Trade/Investment 
---------------- 
 
¶7. (SBU) Contacts at the Haitian Ministry of Commerce tell 
Post that there are no Haitian public or private investment 
in Cuba and that there are no bilateral trade agreements 
between Haiti and Cuba. 
SANDERSON

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