Haiti President pays 24-hour visit to Venezuela

Haitian President elect Rene Preval Monday is paying a 24-hour visit to Venezuela and is meeting with President Hugo Chávez, Preval's Office informed.

"This is a friendly visit. President Preval is to seize the opportunity to set the grounds for future discussions with President Chávez," the source told AFP.

During the visit, both Preval and Chávez are to address Petrocaribe, an oil initiative Venezuela is implementing to sell cheap oil to Central America and Caribbean countries, and which Haiti has recently joined, the source added.