Dominican Republic President Meets Portuguese Counterpart in Lisbon

Dominican Republic president Luis Abinader arrived in Lisbon to meet his Portuguese counterpart, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, at the Belem Palace for a private meeting. Scheduled to visit the Administrative Modernization Agency, Abinader's trip follows his recent re-election and he will return to the Dominican Republic on June 1.

Dominican Republic president Luis Abinader was scheduled to meet his Portuguese counterpart Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa at the Belem Palace for a private meeting on Tuesday morning, his government said in a statement.

The president of the Caribbean country arrived in Lisbon late Monday night, his foreign ministry said, after being re-elected to a second term a little over a week ago. Abinader and his delegation are also scheduled to visit the Administrative Modernization Agency (AMA), a Portuguese public agency that deals with the digitization of administration.

He is set to return to the Dominican Republic on Saturday, June 1.