Last November 17, Vice Premier Clement T. Maynard, concurrently minister for both Foreign Affairs and Tourism, came to the ROC to attend a conference on the successful economic development strategies of nations in the Pacific rim. He signed a joint communique with Foreign Minister Lien Chan calling for establishment of formal relations at the earliest date.
去年十一月十七日，巴哈馬副總理兼外交暨觀光部長梅納赴華，參加「太平洋邊緣國家成功經濟策略研討會」，並與我國外交部長連戰簽署了聯合公報，協議盡快建立外交關係。