On Wednesday, at the last luncheon of the year, the Board of Directors of the American Chamber of Commerce of the Dominican Republic (AmChamDR), Miguel Vargas, Minister of Foreign Affairs, stressed the importance for the Dominican Republic and Haiti of the signing of the tripartite cooperation agreement with the US authorities, through which a program will be set up through a binational committee for the modernization of the border of the two nations occupying the island.

The agreement was signed at a meeting in the city of Laredo, Texas, with the participation of two delegations of legislators and the Haitian authorities. It was also signed by the International University of Texas which assumes responsibility for technical coordination.

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