While in the Dominican Republic to attend the inauguration of President Hipolito Mejia, Chen had a chance to meet with the leaders of many different nations. The president signed joint communiques with Nicaragua, Gambia, and Chad, and agreed to provide US $ 4.6 million worth of loans to the Dominican Republic to serve as a guarantee to help the latter secure a loan from the International Monetary Fund.
此行陳總統除了參加多明尼加總統就職大典，分別會見了多國領袖外，還與尼加拉瓜、甘比亞、查德等國簽署聯合公報，並同意提供四百六十萬美元的融資貸款給多明尼加，作為該國向國際貨幣基金貸款的保證金。