Newly appointed Ambassador Lic. Carlos J. Guzman of the Dominican Republic vowed to enhance ties with Taiwan during a courtesy visit to the Liberty Times Group yesterday afternoon.
Accompanied by Taiwan's newly appointed ambassador to the Dominican Republic John Feng (馮寄台), Ambassador Guzman met for 30 minutes with Liberty Times Editor-in-Chief Roger Chen (陳進榮) and other staff members.
Ambassador Guzman expressed his intention to promote his country as a tourist destination for visitors from Taiwan, citing the local culture, public safety and friendly people as the key magnets to lure travelers.
"It's my hope that more and more Taiwanese will come to the Dominican Republic to spend their vacation," said Ambassador Guzman, with Feng acting as translator.
While the Dominican Republic is known for its abundant production of cigars and coffee, Ambassador Guzman vowed to make these goods better known on the Taiwan market.
Around 3,000 Taiwanese reside in the Dominican Republic, while only around 20 of his fellow countrymen are in Taiwan, Ambassador Guzman said.
Taiwan and the Dominican Republic established diplomatic ties 63 years ago and bilateral ties have reached a climax through exchanges between the two countries, Ambassador Guzman said.
Chen expressed the Liberty Times's willingness to get Ambassador Guzman's message across to the public, as Taiwan remains a potential market for goods from the Dominican Republic.
After hearing Ambassador Guzman's description of his country's people, the editor-in-chief said he's touched by how similar the people of the two countries are in terms of their friendliness to foreigners.
Ambassador Feng is slated to leave for the Dominican Republic tomorrow.
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