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03-04-2009, 01:40 PM
The Dominican Embassy celebrated its 10 years of formal diplomatic relations with India last week. "The government of President Leonel Fernandez opened the embassy in New Delhi three years ago to strengthen links with that country, and expand the horizons of our ties with Asia," said Ambassador Hans Dannenberg Castellanos at the event. Dannenberg is concurrent Dominican ambassador in Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines and Mauricio.
He explained that after the 9/11 attacks in 2001, the Dominican government decided to diversify its international relations beyond the United States and seek ties with countries at development levels similar to the DR to promote the necessary South-South cooperation.
For the 10th anniversary, the Sandy Gabriel merengue and Latin jazz music band visited and performed before going on to tour several Indian cities to promote Dominican culture. Prior to the anniversary event, a mission of Dominican business representatives attended the India-Latin America and Caribbean Conclave: Project Partnerships 2009 organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
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He explained that after the 9/11 attacks in 2001, the Dominican government decided to diversify its international relations beyond the United States and seek ties with countries at development levels similar to the DR to promote the necessary South-South cooperation.
For the 10th anniversary, the Sandy Gabriel merengue and Latin jazz music band visited and performed before going on to tour several Indian cities to promote Dominican culture. Prior to the anniversary event, a mission of Dominican business representatives attended the India-Latin America and Caribbean Conclave: Project Partnerships 2009 organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#9)