GUATEMALA: Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou meets with Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom

Record ID: 699503

  • Title: GUATEMALA: Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou meets with Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom
  • Date: 31st May 2009
  • Summary: TAIWANESE PRESIDENT MA YING-JEOU AND HIS WIFE CHRISTINE CHOW MA WAVING
  • Embargoed: 15th June 2009 13:00
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  • Location: Guatemala
  • Country: Guatemala
  • Topics: International Relations
  • Reuters ID: LVA23VMB06XIO4N1B73WA5A6HLZQ
  • Story Text: Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou arrived in Guatemala City on Friday (May 29) as part of a Latin America tour to shore up regional support.
    Ma was welcomed in Guatemala by his counterpart Alvaro Colom who described the relationship in warm terms.
    "Guatemala and the Republic of Taiwan have had commercial relations since 1935, diplomatic relations since '54. It's a long and deep relationship. It's a long and deep friendship and a long and deep solidarity. Today we're celebrating your visit, the people and the Guatemalan government, sure that these ties of freedom will last a lifetime," he said.
    Ma arrived in Guatemala after visiting Belize. He will travel next to El Salvador where he will attend the inauguration of Mauricio Funes on Monday.
    He is expected to meet with the presidents of Honduras and Nicaragua before returning home.
    Only 23 countries formally recognize Taipei over Beijing, among them are the Central American countries of Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Panama.
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