The US government announced that on Thursday, 2 November 2023, President Joe Biden will host President Luis Abinader for a bilateral meeting at the White House. This is the first bilateral meeting for Abinader.
The US White House says that during the meeting, President Biden and President Abinader will discuss the US and the Dominican Republic’s close partnership on a host of shared priorities, including on deepening bilateral economic ties, advancing democratic principles and labor rights, and addressing the security situation in Haiti.
The US White House also says that President Biden and President Abinader will discuss the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity (APEP) Leaders’ Summit. This new entity is described as where the United States, the Dominican Republic, and other regional partners can deepen their collective economic engagement to create a more integrated and prosperous Americas.
President Luis Abinader traveled on Wednesday, 1 November to Washington, D.C. and is scheduled to return on Friday in the evening. He will be meeting with colleagues from other APEP member countries that are Barbados, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Panama, Peru and Uruguay.
President Abinader traveled to Washington, D.C. with First Lady Raquel Arbaje. He is accompanied by Foreign Relations Minister Roberto Alvarez and Hacienda Minister Jose Manuel Vicente and his assistants Lourdes Herrera and Eilyn Beltran. Punta Cana businessman Frank Rainieri also traveled with the official delegation.
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2 November 2023