The Presidency confirmed President Danilo Medina is traveling to Davos, Switzerland on Monday, 22 January 2018, to attend the World Economic Forum that will be held 23 to 26 January 2018. His predecessor, President Leonel Fernandez also attended the important global platform for collaboration.
The Presidency said that Medina is scheduled to return to Santo Domingo on Friday, 26 January 2018.
Five other Latin American heads of government — President Mauricio Macri of Argentina; Michel Temer of Brazil; Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia; Juan Carlos Varela of Panama; and Prime Minister Mercedes Arraoz of Peru are expected to attend the Forum. Former Spanish President Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, who together with President Medina has served as mediator of the talks in the Dominican Republic between the Venezuelan opposition and the Maduro government in November, December and January, will be attending.
A closed-door discussion on the Venezuelan political, economic and social crisis is expected to be held, taking advantage of the meeting of the Latin American heads of government.
A follow up World Economic Latin American forum is scheduled for 13-15 March 2018, in Sao Paolo, Brazil. The World Economic Forum on Latin America will convene over 750 global and regional leaders from government, business and civil society at a decisive time for Latin America, as an intense electoral cycle over the next two years promises far-reaching political and socio-economic impacts.
22 January 2018
