Foreign Minister Miguel Vargas and representatives of business and development entities for the Cibao region signed a cooperation agreement on Tuesday, 28 January 2020. The plan is to boost promotional and international cooperation in the areas of business management, investment and trade to strengthen the Regional Agenda of the Cibao and the “Santiago 2030” Strategic Plan.
Foreign Minister Vargas highlighted the importance of this public-private inter-institutional cooperation in the context of the foreign policy implemented by the Ministry of Foreign Relations (Mirex).
“For the Ministry of Foreign Relations it is very important to foster ties with academia, business and the government. We are convinced that by working together, in a coordinated manner, we will achieve the necessary synergy to establish a true public-private alliance that will allow us to better face the challenges that the world is experiencing,” explained the minister.
He added that Mirex is promoting an active and pragmatic diplomacy that contributes to the consolidation of the country’s traditional relations and at the same time energizes foreign trade and promotes the Dominican Republic “as a strategic partner with an attractive investment climate and great opportunities to invest and do business.”
The agreement gives priority to the development of the Cibao Maritime Port System, human capital formation and research centers in agricultural and environmental technologies, as well as ecological, community and cultural tourism development.
Likewise, the management of solid waste, industrial, agro-industrial and technological parks, territorial branding, business center (Cibao Trade Center), planning and integrated management of the Yaque de Norte River basin, management of drinking water, waste and rainwater, among other projects are key aspects of the agreement.
The agreement was signed by Juan Carlos Ortiz, president of the Council for Strategic Development (CDES); Juan Mera, vice president of the Association for Incorporated Development (APEDI); Juan Carlos Hernández, president of the Santiago Chamber of Commerce and Production; Juan Bautista Ventura, president of the Northern Region Industrial Association (AIREN); Sandy Filpo, president of the Association of Traders and Industrialists of Santiago (ACIS); Miguel Lama, president of the Santiago Free Zone Corporation; and Luis José Bonilla Bojos, president of the Association of Free Zone Companies of Santiago.
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N Digital
29 January 2020