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05-22-2009, 05:20 PM
President Leonel Fernandez's proposal for Haiti to be incorporated into the Ibero-American community has been welcomed by several Latin American countries and could be debated in the November Summit to be held in Portugal. Haiti requested to be admitted to the community in 2004.
Fernandez said that prior to Haiti's independence in 1804, both Haiti and the DR were part of the Spanish colony of Hispaniola, and the west side of the island was not transferred to France until 1795, under the Treaty of Basel.
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Fernandez said that prior to Haiti's independence in 1804, both Haiti and the DR were part of the Spanish colony of Hispaniola, and the west side of the island was not transferred to France until 1795, under the Treaty of Basel.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#2)