President Leonel Fernández is scheduled to travel 21 July to Taiwan and Japan on an official visit. This is the first time a Dominican statesman visits the Far East. President Fernández will depart 21 July on a regular commercial airline and will arrive 23 July. During his stay in Taipei he will meet with the President of the Republic of China, Ice Teng-Hui. He will travel to Japan on 26 July where he will be received by Emperor Akihito and Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto. He will be in Japan through 31 July. On that day, he will return by way of San Francisco, California. In California, he has scheduled meetings with executives of Silicon Valley. Official sectors estimate that the visit will result in donations from Taiwan and Japan of more than RD$400 million pesos.
