Panama.- As soon as he set foot on Panamanian soil toattend the Panama Canal’s expansion celebration, president Danilo Medina metwith Taiwan counterpart Tsai Ing-wen.
Among the topics the two leaders discussed figured investmentby Taiwan companies in Dominican Republic, which Taiwan’s president says will continueto surge in the coming years.
During the meeting held at her request, Tsai Ing-wencongratulated Medina for an overwhelming win in the last elections and hissecond term in office.
Medina invited Taiwan’s head of state to his inaugural onAugust 16, whereas Tsai Ing-wen invited him to visit the prosperous Asian nation.
He recently congratulated Tsai Ing-wen on her elections victory,becoming Taipei’s first woman President.
"I present these congratulations on behalf of thepeople and the Government of the Dominican Republic, and on my own behalf, togetherwith fervent wishes that her administration in the Taiwanese government willachieve the greatest success," Medina said at the meeting, accompanied by severalsenior officials.