French Ambassador accredited to Haiti, Mr. Antoine Michon•©️Jean Daniel Senate
Port-au-Prince, December 16, 2025.- During his first official visit to the newspaper Le Nouvelliste, the French Ambassador accredited to Haiti, Antoine Michon, addressed several key points related to the country's security and Franco-Haitian cooperation. The meeting, held on 15 December, enabled the diplomat to review current initiatives, particularly in the military and police fields.
Ambassador Antoine Michon confirmed the intensification of security cooperation between France and Haiti. « We have considerably strengthened our bilateral support, either towards the National Police of Haiti (PNH) or, more recently, towards the Armed Forces of Haiti (FAd », he said. He said training has been provided since November 2024 to Haitian soldiers in Martinique, focusing on urban combat techniques. "About 100 soldiers have already been trained, and another 100 will be trained in 2026."
With regard to the HNP, emphasis was placed on collaboration in the field of the judicial police, in particular with the Office for Financial and Economic Affairs (BAFE). French experts from the financial brigade support Haitian investigators on corruption, money laundering and drug trafficking cases. BLTS also has specific training, according to Mr Michon.
Moreover, the diplomat confirmed that France can legally sell arms and ammunition to Haiti as part of this cooperation, while insisting on strict supervision of these transfers. « We have no obstacles to these purchases. The question remains whether the French offer corresponds to Haiti's specific needs », he nuanced.
In this dynamic, according to the Newist, a Haitian delegation will travel to France in January 2026 to meet with ministries and manufacturers of armaments, including in the naval field. This mission is part of the ongoing dialogue between the Haitian Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean Victor Harvel Jean-Baptiste and his French counterpart Jean-Noël Barrot, during a meeting in Colombia.
On the logistics side, the ambassador recalled the gradual delivery of equipment to the PNH: observation drones, vehicles, batteries, and then armoured in 2024. In 2025, four tons of additional equipment were transferred, following a request from the President of the Transitional Presidential Council, Leslie Voltaire, to President Emmanuel Macron. For Antoine Michon, these deliveries illustrate France's willingness to translate its commitments into concrete actions, and to place security cooperation at the heart of a bilateral relationship that will strengthen in the coming months.
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