Taipei Times
Date:  Jun 10, 2015
By: Staff writer, with CNA

Guatemalan Ambassador Arturo Duarte is scheduled to leave Taiwan this weekend after concluding a three-year term in the country, but insisted that his departure did not signal a change in relations between the longtime allies.

Due to an “unexpected vacancy” in Mexico, Duarte said he received a request from the Guatemalan foreign minister to fill a similar post there.

During an interview with local media last week, Duarte confirmed that he is to leave Taiwan on Sunday, but said it was simply a “normal” change as part of a rotation of diplomatic personnel.

The term for a Guatemalan diplomat serving in a foreign country is usually three to five years, he said.     [FULL  STORY]