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PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic, April 14, 2010 –
The Minister of Sports & Recreation of Dominican
Republic offered a welcome dinner in honor of
FIVB President Mr, Jizhong Wei and all the
members of FIVB Executive Committee and Board of
Administration who have been holding their
annual meetings in Punta Cana, a tourist resort
in the eastern part of the Dominican Republic.
Mr. Felipe Payano had the chance to greet and
exchange ideas and sport anecdotes with Mr. Wei
and the rest of the renowned volleyball leaders.
He shared a table with Mr. Wei, FIVB 1st
Executive Vice President Mr. Cristobal Marte
Hoffiz, 2nd Executive Vice President
Theofanis Tsiokris, FIVB Treasurer Mr. André
Meyer, and FIVB Executive Vice President Dr.
Saleh Ahmed Bin Nasser.
“On behalf of the President of the Dominican
Republic, Dr. Leonel Fernández Reyna, I wish all
of you a pleasant stay in our country,” said Mr.
Payano during his welcome speech. “I hope you
enjoy our beautiful country”.
Mr. Payano was introduced by Mr. Marte who
pointed out the fact that the Minister is a
former basketball player who represented the
Dominican Republic in many international
competitions.
“The Minister of Sports and I are former
athletes, I was a bad volleyball player and he
was a good basketball player,” Mr. Wei joked.
The he added: “We are very grateful of the
warmth hospitality of the Minister of Sports and
all the people of Punta Cana.”
During the dinner, President Wei presented Mr.
Payano with a carven golden plaque showing the
FIVB premises in
Château Les Tourelles, in Lausanne, Switzerland.
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