Vice President Lu Meets with Nicaraguan President Enrique Bolanos Geyer
Managua, Nicaragua, Jan. 10 (CNA) Republic of China Vice President Annette Lu visited new Nicaraguan President Enrique Bolanos Geyer Thursday to congratulate him on behalf of President Chen Shui-bian on his inauguration.
Lu also conveyed Chen's regards to Bolanos during their meeting at the Nicaraguan Presidential Office.
Bolanos, who was sworn into office in a grand ceremony held earlier in the day, expressed his hearty appreciation for the ROC's long-term assistance to his country's economic development.
The Nicaraguan president said he hopes that existing ROC-Nicaraguan cooperative programs can be further expanded and that Taiwan companies will invest more heavily in his Central American country.