First Lady Raquel Arbaje hosted the visiting First Ladies of Argentina Fabiola Yáñez; Paraguay, Silvana Abdo; and Spain, Begoña Gómez; and the wife of the Foreign Minister of Paraguay, Adriana Arza de Arriola for a tour of the Colonial City on occasion of the 28th Iberoamerican Summit. Santo Domingo Mayor Carolina Mejia joined First Lady Raquel Arbaje for the tour.
Arbaje said the first ladies also make important contribution to the productive exchanges between countries. “When we get together, we learn from the experiences accumulated in the common areas in which our offices have an impact and expand the range of opportunities to improve the service we provide to our respective peoples,” said Arbaje, who presides the Abinader administration’s Cabinet of Children and Adolescents.
The visiting wives made a stop at the Columbus Park where they enjoyed a cultural show, an exhibition of Dominican handicrafts and a gastronomic tasting.
They also visited the Palacio Consistorial, which houses a mural by Spanish artist José Vela Zanetti, and the Santo Domingo Cathedral.
For lunch they were joined by Vice President Raquel Peña. At the luncheon, the Colonial City director of tourism, Rosanna Rivera presented the documentary “Being Oscar de la Renta”, produced by the León Center on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name in honor of the late Dominican designer.
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El Dia
27 March 2023