President Tsai Ing-wen has attended a ceremony marking the completion of the Panama Canal Expansion Project. She was one of ten heads of state attending the ceremony on June 26th, local time.
While in Panama, President Tsai exchanged pleasantries with Jill Biden, the head of the US delegation, who is also the wife of US Vice President Joe Biden. Tsai also met with former Spanish King Juan Carlos I, Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas, Paraguayan President Horacio Cartes, as well as dignitaries from other countries.
Presidential Office Spokesman Alex Huang spoke on Monday about Tsai’s interaction with Argentina’s Vice President Gabriela Michetti.
“The vice president thanked Taiwan’s representative office in Argentina, with which she has had many positive interactions. The representative office has helped her foundation, in particular by sponsoring her educational program. She was very happy to meet with President Tsai," said Huang.
Panama is the first leg of Tsai’s first overseas trip as president. She will also travel to Paraguay before returning to Taiwan on July 2nd.