The Dominican Republic is hosting this 28-30 June 2018, the 51th Meeting of Heads of State and Government of the Central American Integration System (SICA). Scheduled to participate in the meeting are presidents Carlos Alvarado Quesada, Costa Rica; Salvador Sánchez Cerén, El Salvador; Juan Carlos Varela, Panamá; Jimmy Morales, Guatemala; and Danilo Medina, Dominican Republic.
Vice President Maria Antonia Rivera will represent Honduras, Foreign Minister Wilfred Elrington, Belize, and Foreign Minister Denis Moncada, Nicaragua.
On Friday, 29 June 2018, a follow up meeting of the eight Central American foreign ministers and the Dominican Republic will take place at the Convention Center of the Ministry of Foreign Relations.
On Saturday, 20 June 2018 a working breakfast is set with the participation of the presidents prior to the general assembly with the participation of the presidents and foreign ministers.
Parallel with the event, the Ministry of Foreign Relations is hosting the Forum for Export and Investment that seeks to promote exports. The event is also staged at the Ministry of Foreign Relations’s convention center. Of 450 businesses that are participating, 250 are from the Dominican Republic. “The intention is to promote our exports, investment and public-private dialogue, to increase the competitiveness of SICA countries,” said Foreign Minister Miguel Vargas of the Dominican Republic.
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Ministry of Foreign Relations
28 June 2018
