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Medina and the President\u2019s personal and special assistants V\u00edctor Crisp\u00edn and Danilo P\u00e9rez.<\/P><br \/>\n<P align=justify>The head of state was seen off at the airport by the Chief of the Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Pedro Rafael Pe\u00f1a Antonio; Dominican Air Force Chief, Major General Carlos Altuna Tezanos; Chief of the National Police, Mayor General Rafael Guillermo Guzm\u00e1n Ferm\u00edn; National Department of Investigations, Major General Ram\u00f3n Antonio Aquino Garc\u00eda and the head of the Presidential Guard, Zen\u00f3n Padilla.<\/P><br \/>\n<P align=justify>On Monday February 22 beginning at 10:00 AM, there will be an inaugural ceremony to mark the opening of the Summit. Mexican President and currently President of the Rio Group, Felipe Calder\u00f3n, will make the opening remarks. A half hour later the plenary sessions of the Summit will take up the topic of New Institutionalism and Integration. At 2:00 in the afternoon, according to the schedule established for the event, an official photo will be taken of those in attendance.<\/P><br \/>\n<P align=justify>The heads of state of the Rio Group are beginning their work at the summit around the following theme: \u201cChallenges and opportunities in the Economic Context.\u201d They will later discuss Haiti and the support this group will be able to offer.<\/P><br \/>\n<P align=justify>With these discussions, the first day of the Rio Group Summit will conclude. They will gather in the evening for a dinner being held in honor of the presidents, heads of state and representatives in attendance.<\/P><br \/>\n<P align=justify>The following day, Monday February 23, they will meet again to take up the work of the Summit and will work on resolving several issues.<\/P><br \/>\n<P align=justify>In the evening of the second day, a press conference is scheduled for the presidents of the Dominican Republic, Mexico and Chile.<\/P><br \/>\n<P align=justify>President Fern\u00e1ndez is expected to return to the Dominican Republic on Tuesday night.<\/P><br \/>\n<DIV><\/DIV><IMG border=0 alt=\"President Fern\u00e1ndez Arrives in Mexico for Rio Group Summit Meeting\" src=\"\/Portal\/noticias\/canciller_mx_500.jpg\" width=500><br \/>\n<P>&nbsp;<\/P><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n<TD vAlign=top>&nbsp;<\/TD><br \/>\n<TD vAlign=top><\/TD><br \/>\n<TD class=texto vAlign=top align=right><EM>Date of Publication : February 22, 2010<\/EM><\/TD><\/TR><\/TBODY><\/TABLE><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; President Fern\u00e1ndez Arrives in Mexico for Rio Group Summit MeetingDominican President Leonel Fern\u00e1ndez arrived in Mexico on Sunday to attend the Rio Summit where they will discuss the future of Haiti, among other issues. 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