Officials of the state government were on hand to receive the special guests as they arrive at the Yap International Airport at 4 p.m.
Members of an advance team, which was dispatched to Yap by the group earlier to make final arrangement of the visit were also at the airport to greet them upon arrival.
Members of the advance team included Carl Apis, charge’ d’ affaires of the FSM Embassy in Beijing, Sun Haihao, general director of the International Investment Department of Exhibition and Travel Group, and Yang Gang, general director, South Pacific Tourism & Culture Promotion Center.
The Exhibition and Travel Group is comprised of 15 members including several representatives from the Chengdu government who also traveled with the group to meet with their counterpart at the state level to strengthen the good relation between the two governments.
The group paid a courtesy call on Gov. Sebastian Anefal at 4:30 p.m. before attending a welcoming dinner reception scheduled to be at the Marina Bar and Grill Restaurant at 7 p.m. The state government had also scheduled a traditional Yapese dance to be performed at the Colonia Community Center prior to the dinner reception.
The Yap state government and the visiting group will begin their discussion on Wednesday, Aug. 3, and will continue until they are complete depending on the number of issues that will need to be discussed between the two parties.
While in Yap the group will be involved in discussions with the State Public Service Corporation and other services that the visitors might have interest to discuss with. They will also be joining some activities such as land tour, diving, traditional canoe sailing, and fishing.
The delegation will depart on the chartered flight from Yap to Chengdu on Aug. 6.
