Leonel Fernandez held a summit with South Korea's President Roh Moo-hyun earlier Friday, and signed an agreement on building an "e-government" system in Dominican Republic.
"Korea has been very successful in the application of its e-government. The Dominican Republic is in its early stage," Fernandez said at a news conference.
South Korea has the world's highest per capita rate of broadband Internet connections.
Fernandez also said his country's free-trade agreement with the United States could help South Korea boost its exports to that country, which is near the Dominican Republic.
"We can triangulate our relationship, as the Dominican Republic can serve as a springboard for (South Korean) exports targeted into the eastern seaboard of the U.S.," Fernandez said.
The Dominican Republic, a Caribbean island nation with 9.1 million people, became independent from the Spanish Empire in 1865.
Fernandez was scheduled to leave for Japan on Saturday.
Quelle/Source: The China Post, 30.06.2006
