President Chen referred to the host country as "Africa's Formosa," while his host welcomed the convening in Sao Tome and Principe of a conference of ambassadors of the ROC in Africa.
陳總統以「非洲的福爾摩沙」稱呼聖國，梅尼士則歡迎中華民國駐非洲使節會議能到聖國召開。