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Business leaders to hold summit today

A summit meeting of business leaders from Taiwan and eight of its diplomatic allies in Central America and the Caribbean will be held today at the Taipei International Convention Center, an official with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said yesterday.

The Republic of China (Taiwan)-Central America and Caribbean Business Leaders Summit will bring together 50 trade officials, business leaders and reporters from the Dominican Republic, Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama, as well as 150 representatives from Taiwan's industrial and business sectors, the official said.

The business summit, organized by the foreign ministry and the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), is aimed at enhancing Taiwan's economic and diplomatic ties with those countries in the face of growing diplomatic pressure from China, the official said.

During the meeting, participants will discuss investment, trade exchanges and cooperation between Taiwan and its Central American and Caribbean allies, while business leaders will also hold face-to-face trade talks, the official said.

At the closing ceremony, a Taipei Declaration on the Republic of China (Taiwan)-Central America and Caribbean Business Leaders Summit would be issued, the official said, adding that officials from the two ministries will call a news conference to report the results.
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