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04-16-2009, 02:50 PM
President Leonel Fernandez will host a state dinner tonight to welcome United States Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to the Dominican Republic. The agenda, according to El Caribe, says that Fernandez will host Clinton for talks at the Presidential Palace at 9:30 Friday morning. After the meeting the two will hold a press conference for local and international reporters in the Ambassador's Room of the Presidential Palace. Hillary's stay in the Dominican Republic, which is preceded by a visit to the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince, takes place on the eve of the V Summit of the Americas in Trinidad and Tobago, which will be attended by President Fernandez and US President Barack Obama. According to news agency reports, in Haiti Clinton will meet with President Rene Preval to discuss "issues of common interest, such as stability, security and assistance," while in the Dominican Republic her talks with Fernandez will focus on "bilateral cooperation for development and efforts to combat drug trafficking." In Trinidad and Tobago, Clinton will accompany President Obama at the summit and will present the issue of "assuring the future of our citizens by means of promoting human prosperity, energy security and environmental sustainability."
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