A preparatory meeting was held between the representatives of several entities including the Ministry of Tourism, Port-au-Prince, Delmas and Petion-ville town councils, and the Port-au-Prince Bar Association to continue preparations for the 32nd International Congress of Bars, to be held in Haiti from 3 to 6 December 2017 and which will bring together about 1,000 law professionals from all over the world.

A tourism-oriented event in which the Ministry of Tourism is fully supportive, together with the metropolitan town halls.

The business tourism sector with its significant economic impact (congresses and conventions, fairs, exhibitions, fairs, seminars, etc.) is developing rapidly and the Ministry of Tourism fully supports the next Congress in conjunction with the metropolitan town halls.

Participated in this preparatory meeting :

• Émilie Jessy Menos (Minister of Tourism) ;

• Lucie Carmel Paul-Austin (Chief of Staff of the Minister Menos) ;

• Me Stanley Gaston, (Dean of the Bar of Port-au-Prince) ;

• Me Monferrier Dorval (President of the Organizing Committee) ;

• Anne René Louis (Director General of the Town Hall of Port-au-Prince) ;

• Roxane Ledan (Cultural Director at the Town Hall of PAP) ;

• Dominique Saint-Roc (Mayor of Pétion-Ville) ;

• Rose Trinita Louis (Deputy Mayor of the commune of Delmas).

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