Friday afternoon, Jean Gabriel Fortuné the Mayor of Les Cayes in presence of members of the City Council, received the visit of Guillaume Cheng-hao Hu, the Ambassador of Taiwan (Republic of China) accompanied by his adviser Olivier N. C. Hsiao.

The purpose of this visit was to inform the members of the Municipal Council about the projects financed by Taiwan, including the Plant Propagation Center under construction at Levy (Camp Perrin) https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-22875-icihaiti-environment-inauguration-of-the-plant-propagation-center-south.html https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-23055-haiti-taiwan-end-of-mission-of-the-minister-of-environment.html ; Hospital of the Office of Occupational Accident Insurance, Sickness and Maternity (OFATMA), the route of Port Salut and that of the airport of Les Cayes.) And the support of the project of the Government for the production of 20,000 metric tons of rice seeds of which 3,000 in the region of Les Cayes.

Mayor Fortuné pleaded for a close relationship of Taiwan with the Great South and informed in return the Ambassador of Taiwan of the Micro Industrial Park project in Les Cayes. Guillaume Cheng-hao Hu asked if there was any raw material in the area to implement a cement factory in Les Cayes ? Faced with this interest, the Mayor replied that studies were needed to verify and provide a precise answer to this question.

S/ iciHaiti