The 34th plenary session of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly is held in Pétion-ville, Haiti, in the presence of MEPs and their counterparts from the national parliaments of African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries. "Opening of the Assembly". Arrivals, opening speeches by Michèle RIVASI (Greens/EFA, FR), Ibrahim BUNDU, Member of the ACP-EU Bureau from Sierra Leone, and Jovenel MOÏSE, President of Haiti and family photo.

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RIVASI, Michèle (Greens/EFA, FR)

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ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly in Haiti (18/12/2017): "Opening of the Assembly" - arrivals, extracts from the opening speeches and family photo

View of the Caribe hotel and arrival of the President of Haiti, Mr. Jovenel Mo&iuml;se. Atmosphere shots of arrivals and official opening.

SOUNDBITE (French), Yuri Latortue, President of the Haitian Senate, Opening speech; he welcomes the participants and wishes them a fruitful exchange in seeking sustainable solutions - atmosphere shots - Applause.

SOUNDBITE (French), Mich&#232;le RIVASI (Greens/EFA, FR), It is important that the elected representatives of the people that we are, meet as we do today to exchange, reflect and testify on the state of our countries, our regions and our planet; and as parliamentarians we have to take strong and clear positions on topics that interest and concern us. I thank you for your warm welcome and for the example your country is giving in terms of resilience - atmosphere shots - Applause.

SOUNDBITE (English), Ibrahim Bundu, Member of the ACP-EU Bureau from Sierra Leone, Mr President, the key word in the ACP-RU relationship is partnership. This extent to the way global issues are addressed and managed beyond the ACP-EU circle. As we are all part of the larger international community, the social, juridical, financial and ecological emergencies that the world has been experiencing recently have indicated the need for international community to address the challenges that the world faces from the premise of partnership and shared common interest - atmosphere shots and applause.

SOUNDBITE (French), Jovenel Mo&#239;se, President of Haiti, He welcomes the participants and thanks the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary assembly for choosing Haiti as the place to celebrate this session. He asks the audience for an applause to all delegates. Applause

SOUNDBITE (French), Jovenel Mo&iuml;se, President of Haiti, This seating is of great importance, not only for the future relations between the countries of the EU and those of the ACP region, but also for the world's development. I declare open the 34th Joint parliamentary Assembly of the ACP-EU and wish you all success. Applause. European anthem. Atmosphere shots.