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Chile's Bachelet heads to Haiti, Jamaica and Dominican Republic
Thursday, June 8, 2006
SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP): President Michelle Bachelet leaves Wednesday for a tour of Haiti, Jamaica and the Dominican Republic and a visit to the United States, where she will meet with President George W. Bush, Chile's foreign ministry said.
Despite ongoing student unrest and opposition calls to have her cancel the trip, Bachelet decided to keep her foreign agenda because, Interior Minister Andres Zaldivar said Tuesday, "managing international relations makes her the president of the republic."
Accompanied by cabinet ministers and lawmakers of the governing Concert of center left parties, as well as members of the opposition, Chile's first female president will meet with Bush at the White House on Thursday.
Although the meeting lacks an official agenda, diplomatic sources said the discussion will be far-ranging.
After Washington, Bachelet on Thursday will stop over in Jamaica where she will meet with Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller, and on Friday in Haiti will reciprocate President Rene Preval's March visit to Santiago.
Officials said Bachelet might also visit 650 Chilean troops taking part in a UN peacekeeping mission in troubled Haiti.
Bachelet's foreign tour will end Saturday in the Dominican Republic.
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