Presidents discuss passport requirement
Although President George W. Bush seems bent on implementing the new passport requirements for US citizens traveling to the Caribbean, President Leonel Fernandez could not help but bring up the issue that has led to widespread concern across the Dominican tourism industry, in what can be called a defense of an important national sector. President Fernandez expressed these concerns to Bush during their hour-long meeting at the White House yesterday, and discussed the effects the new passport law would have on Dominican tourism, but President Bush, who according to Fernandez seemed willing to continue the dialogue, explained that it was a law aimed at protecting US security. Today Fernandez will meet for a conference at the Center for International and Strategic Studies, and will also attend a luncheon with executives from the National Geographic Society, and finally will meet with members of the World Bank. He travels back to the Dominican Republic tomorrow morning.
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