President Mejía in Puerto Rico yesterday for 12 hours to attend the inaugural of new Governor Sila Calderón said that he has the firm purpose of expanding trade and economic relations with Puerto Rico under the rules of international free trade. In a presentation to a room full of businessmen, members of the Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce, Mejía said that he will try to increase the number of flights between Puerto Rico and Santo Domingo to assist the increase in trade. He said it makes no sense to have to transport goods to Miami for their transshipment to Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico is one of the Dominican Republic’s leading trade partners. In Puerto Rico, President Mejía said that 83% of the Puerto Rican imports from the Caribbean come from the DR, while the DR buys 86% of what Puerto Rico exports to the region.
