Haiti’s president meets with Obama and US lawmakers over debt relief and reconstruction

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 13:36
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Hait's President Rene Preval and First Lady Elizabeth Preval are in Washington today. Rene Preval met with President Obama and members of Congress to discuss relief efforts in his country. At least 200,000 Haitians are estimated to have died as a result of the January 12th earthquake and thousands are still in need of shelter and food. Now, the Haitian government, along with aid organizations and international leaders, is starting to plan reconstruction. Preval's meeting with Obama focused on how the US can contribute, primarily through development planning and debt relief. FSRN's Matt Pearson reports.

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