On Monday, January 1, 2018, as part of the commemorative festivities of the 214th anniversary of national independence, the Embassy of Haiti in Quito, Ecuador, during a ceremony made a floral offering to the founding fathers of the Motherland on the "Place Haiti".

Speaking in front of the "column of freedom" of the place, Haitian Ambassador Lesly David explained the importance of January 1, 1804 for Haitians and for the peoples of Latin America. He also drew the attention of members of the Haitian community in Ecuador to the need to stand in solidarity with national development efforts to achieve Haiti's economic independence.

For his part, the Constitutional President of Ecuador, Lenin Moreno Garces made a point of marking this anniversary by sending a wreath and a message of solidarity to the Embassy of Haiti.

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