The Ministry of Foreign Relations announced it has received credentials for the new People’s Republic of China ambassador, Zhang Run. Run was previously deputy director general for Latin America and the Caribbean at the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Relations.
The Dominican Republic and PRC established diplomatic relations on 30 April 2018. The credentials ceremony took place at the Ministry of Foreign Relations.
The Chinese government has announced it is preparing for the visit of President Danilo Medina to China later this year.
The Ministry of Foreign Relations reported that Foreign Relations Minister Miguel Vargas spoke with Ambassador Zhang Run on existing favorable expectations for strengthened trade, investment and cooperation ties and the opening of new markets for Dominican exports.
The Ministry of Foreign Relations highlighted that at present, China is the second largest trading partner with the Dominican Republic in terms of imports. Vargas also spoke about the importance of China in regards to tourism.
Run replaces Fu Zinrong, who ended her three-year term in the country with the establishing of new diplomatic relations.
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Ministry of Foreign Relations
22 August 2018
