Colombia–Haiti relations are the bilateral relations between the Republic of Colombia and the Republic of Haiti. Both countries have maintained a friendly relationship since the time of Colombia's independence in 1820. The two nations are members of the Organization of American States, Association of Caribbean States, Community of Latin American and Caribbean States and the United Nations.
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 Colombia |
 Haiti |
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| Diplomatic mission | |
| Embassy of Colombia in the Dominican Republic[1][2] | Embassy of Haiti in Ecuador[3] |
History
editColombia and Haiti established diplomatic relations in 1820, and Haiti provided support in the Colombian War of Independence,[1] serving as inspiration and refuge to Simón Bolívar and even providing him with 7 ships, 4,000 rifles with bayonets, 15,000 pounds of gunpowder, 15,000 pounds of lead, rifle flints, provisions, cash, and 3,500 men.[4] Simon Bolivar said about Haiti:
Having lost Venezuela and New Granada, the island of Haiti welcomed me with hospitality: the magnanimous President Pétion lent me his protection and under his auspices I formed an expedition of three hundred men comparable in courage, patriotism and virtue to the companions of Leonidas. Thanks to the people of Haiti my compatriots will be free again.[5]
Prior to the 2010 Haiti earthquake, Colombia played a role in several projects and had police presence in the MINUSTAH (the United Nations Stabilisation Mission in Haiti). Following the aftermath of the earthquake, Colombia has sent important amounts of humanitarian aid, ships, experts and infrastructure to Haiti to assist with reconstruction.[1] In 2024, Colombian president Gustavo Petro was expected to visit Haiti, but was unable to visit the country due to the security situation.[6] On April of that year, Consul General of Colombia, Vilma Velásquez met with ten Haitian entrepreneurs who expressed in exploring the Colombia market for trade purposes.[7]
Border
editThe border between Colombia and Haiti is an international maritime limit that runs along the Caribbean Sea, is defined by the Liévano-Brutus Treaty, signed on February 17, 1978 in Port-au-Prince by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia, Indalecio Liévano Aguirre, and the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Cults of Haiti, Edner Brutus, and approved by the Congress of the Republic of Colombia by Law No. 12.[8]
The border between the two countries is defined by the principle of the median line, whose points are equidistant from the nearest baselines, from which the width of the territorial sea of each state is measured. It consists of a single straight line that runs between the coordinate points 14°44′10″N 74°30′50″W / 14.73611°N 74.51389°W and 15°02′00″N 73°27′30″W / 15.03333°N 73.45833°W.[9]
High-level visits
editHigh-level visits from Haiti to Colombia[1]
- Foreign Minister Bocchit Edmond (2019)
Trade
editColombia exported products worth 9,133 thousand dollars, the main exported products being sugar, agro-industrial products and plastics, while Colombia exported products worth 45 thousand dollars, the main products being cosmetics.[10]
In 2022, Haiti exported $376k to Colombia. The products exported from Haiti to Colombia consisted of knit men's undergarments ($81k), knit t-shirts ($66.8k), and essential oils ($60k). Colombia exported $52.5M to Haiti. The products exported from Colombia to Haiti included raw sugar ($29.2M), baked goods ($7.15M), and palm oil ($3.84M).[11]
Resident diplomatic missions
edit- Colombia uses its embassy in Santo Domingo as a concurrent embassy in Haiti.[1]
- Haiti uses its embassy in Quito as a concurrent embassy in Colombia.[2]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Haiti". Cancillería de Colombia.
- ^ a b "EMBAJADA DE COLOMBIA EN SANTO DOMINGO, REPÚBLICA DOMINICANA". EmbassyPages (in Spanish).
- ^ "EMBAJADA DE HAITÍ EN QUITO, ECUADOR". EmbassyPages (in Spanish).
- ^ "Historia colombiana y constitucional". Corporación Florentino González (in Spanish). Retrieved August 10, 2020.
- ^ "¿Qué habría hecho Bolívar sin Haití?". El Tiempo (Colombia) (in Spanish). 2010-01-27. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
- ^ Charles, Jacqueline; Delgado, Antonio Maria (August 14, 2024). "Colombian President Petro wants to visit Haiti, but timing isn't right, authorities". Miami Herald. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
- ^ ""We Want Colombia to be a Trade Partner for Haiti," Says Colombian Consul". lenouvelliste.com. Retrieved 2024-11-29.
- ^ Sociedad Geográfica de Colombia. "Acuerdo sobre Delimitación de Fronteras Marítimas entre la República de Colombia y la República de Haití" (PDF). Retrieved July 27, 2011.
- ^ "Frontera con Haití" (in Spanish). Sociedad Geográfica de Colombia. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
- ^ "Perfil de Haití". Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo (Colombia) (in Spanish).
- ^ "Haiti (HTI) and Colombia (COL) Trade". The Observatory of Economic Complexity. Retrieved 2024-11-29.