At the charity dinner, ROC President Lee Teng-hui noted that although Taiwan is very far from Central American countries. friendship is extremely close. People's hearts have gone out to their Central American friends during the recent calamity, in the hope that united action by the whole nation can assist them in their reconstruction efforts.
義賣會中，總統李登輝特別指出，我國與中美洲各國雖然距離遙遠，但情誼密切，此次中美洲嚴重風災，我國人民感同身受，因此政府聯合民間各界一同投入中美洲友邦災後重建工作，希望全體國人能夠共同為友邦重建工作盡一分心力。