While visiting France, Raina Forbin holds talks with Emmanuel Macron at the Arc de Triomphe

Her ministry released a video of the meeting, in which the two officials can be seen shaking hands and speaking briefly.

This exchange concludes a multi-day official visit to France, focused on security, elections, and the diaspora.

Security and elections at the Quai d'Orsay

The minister was received at the Quai d'Orsay by her French counterpart, Jean-Noël Barrot, on Tuesday, November 10. According to a statement from the Haitian diplomatic corps, Paris reiterated its support for the government's efforts to restore security and prepare for elections. France will continue to train Haitian police officers and strengthen the capabilities of the Armed Forces of Haiti.

The two ministers also discussed the deployment of the international force, university and cultural cooperation, and the joint commission on memory issues between the two countries. They touched on the Franco-Mexican initiative aimed at limiting the veto power at the UN Security Council in cases of mass atrocities.

The diaspora and exhibitions

In Paris, Raina Forbin also met with representatives of the Haitian community in France. She presented the government's priorities to them: more than 3,200 police officers trained and deployed through the P-4000+ program, more than 1,500 new soldiers, and an electoral calendar that sets the first round for July 18, 2027. She promised to improve consular services and invited the diaspora to help raise awareness of the electoral process.

Accompanied by the Haitian ambassador to France, Louino Volcy, she finally met with the Secretary General of the Bureau International des Expositions, Dimitri S. Kerkentzes, who committed to training Haitian specialists in preparing the country's pavilions for international exhibitions.

Before Paris, the minister had stopped in London, where she deposited Haiti's instruments of accession to ten international maritime conventions on November 6.