President Ma Ying-jeou will visit Panama and El Salvador at the end of this month. That’s the word from Deputy Foreign Minister Simon Ko on Thursday.
Ko said Ma will attend the inauguration of President-elect Juan Carlos Varela in Panama. Ma and his delegation will then visit El Salvador by invitation of Salvadoran President Salvador Sanchez Ceren. Both countries have official ties with Taiwan.
The 7-day trip will be Ma’s 10th overseas trip since he took office in 2008. Ma is scheduled to depart June 29 and will transit in the United States on his way to Central America.