Ronald Gérard D’Mézard, Minister of Youth and Sports met last week Hans Larsen President of the Haitian Olympic Committee as well as officials of sports federations. Discussions focused on the importance of sport in social cohesion and as a vector of development as well as the challenges to be overcome.

The sports leaders recognized the insufficiency of the budgetary envelope of the Ministry and plead in favor of the exploitation of the channels of the international cooperation in order to help the Ministry to better meet the multiple needs of the sector, recalling that their relation with international federations have helped them a lot in many areas.

Minister D'Mézard who was accompanied by members of his cabinet, the Director General of the Ministry Mario Florvil and several executives, took note of the various interventions, suggestions and recommendations and promised to work in close collaboration with the sports family in view of a real development of the sector.

The Minister reiterated his determination to continue to promote sports practice throughout the national territory and to support our athletes who can become sports models who will make the nation proud.

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