President Danilo Medina will make an official visit to Puerto Rico on 13 January 2015 to participate in a work session and sign several cooperation agreements with the neighboring island. Secretary of State of Puerto Rico David Bernier announced that Medina would be traveling with high-ranking government officials and business sector representatives. Bernier said that Medina and Puerto Rican Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla will be taking part in a work session of the Joint Commission that was created in October 2014 to create synergies between the Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.