During their exchange, Lazo confirmed that the objective of his stay in Haiti was to evaluate cooperation between the two nations and consolidate bilateral relations.

In this context, he affirmed that the Cuban government and people are going to take new steps "little by little," to help this sister people more.

He commented that he had found a nation which is changing, with more order and new achievements, particularly from the social point of view, for which he congratulated the Haitian leader.

He added that he was aware of many programs in operation linked to the reconstruction of Haiti, implemented by the government to the benefit of the people.

During a meeting with Haitian Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe, Lazo affirmed that Cuba and Haiti are united by history.

The Haitian Premier highlighted the importance of Cuban collaboration in key sectors such as health and the environment and confirmed his interest in strengthening integration.

For his part, Lazo evoked the thinking and action of Fidel and Raúl who, he said, have a firm commitment to help Haiti, insisting on unity as essential for the future of Latin American and Caribbean peoples.

Lazo, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party, honored the heroes of Haitian independence, by placing a wreath in the National Pantheon Museum.

The occasion was moreover, a propitious one for the National Assembly President to be shown a bronze bust of Cuban National Hero José Martí, which is to be placed in a plaza in the northern city of Cap Haïtien.

Lazo observed that the sculpture reflects the friendship, solidarity and sisterhood between Cuba and Haiti, and constitutes one more impulse to continue developing them.

In the morning, the National Assembly President talked with cooperative workers in the various sectors of the Cuban State Mission and toured the Renaissance Community Reference Hospital.

He was interested to see the quality of service provided in the facility, to learn the number of daily outpatients and those undergoing surgery, as well as the relationship between Haitian and Cuban personnel working at the hospital.