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Taipei, Oct. 5 (CNA) A delegation of French senators led by Alain Richard, head of the French Senate's Taiwan Friendship Group, will arrive in Taiwan on Wednesday on a five-day visit, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) announced on Tuesday.

Taipei, Oct. 5 (CNA) A delegation of French senators led by Alain Richard, head of the French Senate's Taiwan Friendship Group, will be visiting Taiwan later this week, according to Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) on Tuesday.

A group of French senators including a former defence minister will visit Taiwan this week, the island's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, with the visit coming at a time of soaring tensions between Taipei and Beijing and despite China's opposition.

A delegation led by French Senator Alain Richard is to arrive in Taiwan today, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said yesterday, adding that the visitors are to meet with President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文). Richard has since 2015 served as chairman of French Senate’s Taiwan Friendship Group. He served as French minister of defense from 1997 to 2002. It is Richard’s third trip to Taiwan, following visits in 2015 and 2018, ministry spokeswoman Joanne Ou (歐江安) told a news briefing in Taipei...

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France supports Taiwan’s WHO bid ‘HISTORIC MOMENT’: In a 304-0 vote, French senators also showed support for Taiwan to work with groups such as the International Criminal Police Organization Staff writer, with CNA, PARIS The French Senate on Thursday adopted a resolution in support of Taiwan’s participation in international organizations, including the WHO. The resolution, put forth on March 27 by the Senate’s Taiwan Friendship Group, was pa...