According to Beauchard, the cooperation between both countries is of great importance and is based on inviolable principles such as mutual respect.
At the event, held at the venue of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP), the diplomat explained that the celebration coincides with the 215th anniversary of the Battle of Vertieres that marked the path to her country’s independence.
During the event, the contribution by Haitian residents in Cuba in the literacy campaign carried out in Cuba in 1961 was recognized.
The screening of testimonies on the subject and a photo exhibition on Cuban medical collaboration in Haiti, by the French photographer Guy Malaterre, was also part of the celebration.