The president of Guatemala's Congress, Nery Ramos, is currently visiting Taiwan and is to meet with President William Lai (賴清德) and other senior officials during his six-day stay to enhance bilateral ties, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said today.
Ramos is accompanied by one of Ramos' chief secretaries, José Pablo Mendoza Franco, and Fidel Reyes Lee of the BIEN party, the ministry said in a news release.
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Aside from meeting with Lai, Ramos and his delegation, which arrived yesterday and is to be in Taiwan until Saturday, is to meet with Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) and attend a banquet hosted by Lin, it said.
While in Taiwan, the Guatemalan delegation would also visit the Legislative Yuan, the Mainland Affairs Council and the Hsinchu Science Park, and see the National Palace Museum, Longshan Temple and National Center for Traditional Arts, the statement said.
This is the second consecutive year Ramos has visited Taiwan.
The Guatemalan Congress under Ramos' leadership has passed Taiwan-friendly resolutions in support of Taiwan's participation in the World Health Assembly and in condemning China's interpretation of UN Resolution 2758, the ministry said.
Guatemala is one of 12 states in the world that maintain formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan.
Guatemala President Bernardo Arévalo was just in Taiwan last month on his first trip to the nation as the Central American country's leader.
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