Taiwan's diplomatic exchange with Central American heads of state has been quite frequent of late. As a run-up to President Lee's trip to Central America in Sep tember, both Nicaraguan President Arnoldo Aleman Lacayo arrived in Taiwan August 5 for a five-day visit, and Costa Rican President Jose Maria Figueres Olsen and his wife came for another six days on the ninth, four and a half hours after Aleman's departure.
近日我國與中南美洲的元首外交相當頻繁，就在李登輝總統九月初的中南美洲行前，尼加拉瓜總統阿雷曼於八月五日來台訪問五天；而在阿雷曼總統離台的四個半小時後，哥斯大黎加總統費蓋雷斯伉儷也於九日抵台訪問六天。