René Préval, president of Haiti.

President of Haiti, René Préval, is to arrive on the island this morning to hold private talks with Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller.

President Préval, who is being accompanied by his Foreign Affairs Minister Jean Ronald Clerisme and Minister of Tourism Patrick Delatour and other senior officials, will meet with the Prime Minister this afternoon, while top officials from both countries will meet to discuss issues relating to bilateral cooperation and regional matters. The meeting will be followed by a press briefing this afternoon.

President Préval is scheduled to meet with Opposition Leader Bruce Golding. He will also pay a courtesy call on Governor-General Professor Kenneth Hall.

The Haitian premiere was re-elected president in May last year, following his victory at the polls in February 2006.