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Costa Rican president to visit China in October
Jul 10, 2007, 17:27 GMT
San Jose - Costa Rican President Oscar Arias plans to visit China in October after establishing diplomatic ties with Beijing last month at the expense of decades-long relations with Taiwan.
'The start of the tour is planned in principle for October 21,' a spokeswoman for the president told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa.
Costa Rica hopes to increase commercial ties with China and find new niches for the Central American country's products. The Costa Rican government is also hoping to spur Chinese investment.
On June 1, Costa Rica ended ties with Taiwan after 63 years. China has since opened a diplomatic delegation in San Jose, headed by future ambassador Wan Xiaoyuan.
China has become one of Costa Rica's main commercial partners and Arias has expressed an interest in negotiating a free trade agreement with China and other Asian nations. Government sources have not ruled out that Arias could also visit India.
© 2007 dpa - Deutsche Presse-AgenturCOMMENT
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