Taipei, Oct. 21 (CNA) Panama President Ricardo Martinelli arrived in Taiwan Thursday for a three-day state visit, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said in a press release.
Martinelli is the first president from Panama to visit Taiwan in six years, according to the MOFA.
The 58-year-old president is leading a high-ranking delegation which also includes vice president Juan Carlos Varela, who also serves as the Central American country's foreign minister, and Deputy Minister of Commerce and Industries Jose Domingo Arias.
The delegation is scheduled to meet President Ma Ying-jeou, Foreign Minister Timothy C.T. Yang, Mainland Affairs Council Chairwoman Lai Shin-yuan and other government officials, as well as local businessmen, the MOFA said.
It added that the delegation will also visit the Taipei International Flora Exposition, which will officially open in early November, and Nangang Software Park. (By Chris Wang) enditem/cs