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Dominican Republic and Honduras Seek Stronger Cooperation on Trade, Security and Tourism
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Dominican Republic and Honduras Seek Stronger Cooperation on Trade, Security and Tourism

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

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  • Dominican President Luis Abinader and Honduran President Nasry Asfura agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation in trade, investment, security, tourism and agriculture.
  • The presidents also discussed migration, democracy, Haiti, sargassum and regional security, including intelligence cooperation against organized crime.
  • Asfura expressed interest in Dominican-assembled aircraft and armored vehicles for combating drug trafficking, organized crime and terrorism.

The Dominican Republic and Honduras want to turn long-standing diplomatic ties into broader cooperation on trade, investment, tourism, security and agriculture.

Dominican President Luis Abinader described the agenda during Honduran President Nasry Asfura’s two-day visit as “very positive.” Speaking alongside Asfura at the National Palace, Abinader said the countries had discussed connectivity, culture and new opportunities for their productive sectors.

Very positive

— Luis AbinaderThe Dominican president’s description of the agenda during Asfura’s visit.

“We have discussed trade, investment, connectivity, tourism, culture and new opportunities for our productive sectors. There is room to grow, and both governments are interested in facilitating that process,” Abinader said. He also pointed to rising commercial exchange and said both governments wanted to maintain that trend.

The presidents discussed regional security, democracy, migration, the impact of sargassum and the situation in Haiti. Abinader said the two countries held similar positions on those issues. He also said they would continue bilateral intelligence cooperation and work through the U.S.-led Shield of the Americas initiative against organized crime.

We have discussed trade, investment, connectivity, tourism, culture and new opportunities for our productive sectors. There is room to grow, and both governments are interested in facilitating that process.

— Luis AbinaderAbinader outlined the areas where the two governments see room to expand bilateral ties.

Asfura highlighted possible joint projects involving agricultural technology, security and tourism. He praised the Dominican Republic’s experience in developing its tourism industry over four decades and called for cooperation toward a “prosperous, protected, productive and strong” Americas.

The Honduran president also expressed interest in aircraft and armored vehicles assembled in the Dominican Republic. During a visit to San Isidro Air Base, the presidents received information about the TS-7 Dulus aircraft and Furia armored vehicles, both developed by the Dominican military industry. Asfura said the equipment could help the two countries confront drug trafficking, organized crime and terrorism. The leaders also discussed coordinating positions at international forums including the United Nations and the Shield of the Americas.

Prosperous, protected, productive and strong

— Nasry AsfuraAsfura’s description of the kind of regional cooperation he wants to promote.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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