Taiwan News
Date: 2016/12/28
By: Wendy Lee, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – President Tsai Ing-wen’s state visit to the Central American nations of
Honduras and Nicaragua in January was reportedly to improve relations over fear of breaking ties, according to sources.
Last week, the Presidential Office announced that Tsai is scheduled to embark on a state visit in January 2017 to four of Taiwan’s diplomatic allies in Central America – Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador and Honduras.
The President is slated to take off for a 9-day visit on Jan 7 and head home to Taiwan on Jan 15, during which she will attend the inauguration ceremony of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega on Jan. 10. [FULL STORY]