Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo is to travel to Taiwan next month on a state visit, during which he is to meet with President William Lai (賴清德), he announced yesterday.
At a news conference, Arévalo said the trip to Taiwan would be to "boost the friendly collaborative ties with the great country" and advance bilateral projects related to Guatemala's technology development.
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He said that a semiconductor delegation of 30 Guatemalans from various sectors, cities and companies is currently visiting Taiwan and participating in a high-tech conference.
In addition, Guatemala is to host a conference in August to bring Taiwanese tech leaders and businesses and Guatemalan officials and companies together to advance bilateral cooperation and help Taiwanese high-tech businesses build presences in Guatemala, Arevalo said.
Among those who are to be part of the visiting delegation in next month's trip to Taiwan would be Economy Minister Gabriela García-Quinn, Foreign Minister Carlos Ramiro Martínez and First Lady Lucrecia Peinado, Arévalo said.
Lai invited Arévalo to visit Taiwan during a video conference following Arévalo's inauguration in January last year, and Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) extended the invitation again during a visit to Guatemala in October last year.
Guatemala is one of 12 countries that maintains formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan.
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