President Danilo Medina and First Lady Candida Montilla arrived to Peru at 8:39pm to participate in the 8th Summit of the Americas and the III CEO Summit of the Americas taking place from 12-14 April 2018 in Lima, Peru.
The Heads of State and Government of the Americas Summit’s central theme is “Democratic Governance against Corruption.” The summits are held every three years, and offer the opportunity for the regional leaders to jointly define a hemispheric agenda at the highest level that addresses urgent challenges and promotes positive change.
A parallel summit is organized by the InterAmerican Development Bank (IDB), the III CEO Summit of the Americas is taking place 12-13 April 2018 at the Westin Lima Hotel in Lima, Peru. The theme of the summit is “Made in the Americas.”
President Medina is scheduled to speak on Thursday, 13 Aril at 1:35pm (Dominican time). On the next day he will participate in a lunch with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Canada is interested in advancing on talks for the signing of a free trade agreement with the Dominican Republic.
The Presidency announced that traveling with President Medina are Foreign Minister Miguel Vargas, Administrative Minister of the Presidency José Ramón Peralta and Finance Minister Donald Guerrero. Also legal advisor to the President, Flavio Darío Espinal, the director of the Government Ethics & Integrity, Lidio Cadet and the president of the National Business Council (Conep) Pedro Brache.
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Presidencia
12 April 2018
