Guatemalan minister arrives

Guatemalan Culture and Sport Minister Otilia Ines de Coti visited Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) yesterday to discuss exchange visits by aboriginal artists of both countries. The Taipei City Government signed an agreement with the Guatemala City Government two years ago when Ma visited the Central American country, under the terms of which both sides agreed to exchange artists on sabbaticals. Lung Ying-tai (龍應台), director of the Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Taipei City Government, said that some Guatemalan writers spent a month in Taipei under the agreement and added that the two cities will continue to make further artistic exchanges. De Coti praised Taipei as a modern city, while Ma suggested that she should visit the National Palace Museum and various contemporary art museums to get a thorough look at Chinese art.