The delegation's first port of call was the Dominican Republic where, as well as meeting with President Fernandez, Premier Siew turned over US $ 2 million of aid to help develop that country's small- and medium-sized businesses. The two sides signed a joint communique.
訪問團第一站來到多明尼加，蕭萬長除了與總統費南德斯會面，也以「協助多國發展中小企業」為名，捐贈兩百萬美元，兩國並簽署聯合公報。