DIPLOMACY
<strong>Slovak pact inked</strong>
Bratislava Region President Juraj Droba yesterday signed a partnership agreement with Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chi-mai (陳其邁) to enhance bilateral cooperation in various areas. The pact was signed at a ceremony at the Kaohsiung Exhibition Center, during a six-day visit by Droba, as part of a Slovak delegation led by National Council Deputy Speaker Milan Laurencik. Droba said he would like to see increased Slovak investment in Taiwan as the two sides work to develop action plans and agreements. The agreement includes cooperation in economic development, public health, technology, tourism, culture and education, a Kaohsiung City Government press release
By Lee Hsin-fang and Liu Tzu-hsuan / Staff reporter, with staff writer and CNAPresident Tsai Ing-wen （蔡英文） and Premier Su Tseng-chang （蘇貞昌） yesterday greeted a delegation led by French Senator Joel Guerriau, expressing the hope that the countries can continue to foster a positive relationship.
President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) and Premier Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) yesterday greeted a delegation led by French Senator Joel Guerriau, expressing the hope that the countries can continue to foster a positive relationship.
Guerriau in his morning meeting with Tsai lauded Taiwan for contributing to regional stability, despite facing sustained isolation because of China.
During the meeting in Taipei, Guerriau vice chairman of the French Senate’s Taiwan Friendship Group and vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defense and the Armed Forces described Taiwan as a pillar of stability in the region.
Although Taiwan faces isolation from the international community,
Taiwan is a far more important economic partner of Slovakia than China, visiting Slovak National Council Deputy Speaker Milan Laurencik said yesterday.
Laurencik, on the second day of his 10-member delegation’s visit to Taiwan from Sunday until Friday, made the remarks when meeting Premier Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌), adding that it was a pleasure to visit Taiwan.
“Taiwan is geographically far from Slovakia, but the two have the same goal of safeguarding democracy,” Laurencik said.
He expressed gratitude to Taiwan for donating 700,000 masks to Slovakia when the COVID-19 pandemic there was at its most serious.
Laurencik said he believed that Slovakia and Taiwan would
DUAL DONATIONS: Milan Laurencik said he believed that Slovakia and Taiwan would remember the COVID-19 pandemic as a time when the ties became closer and strongerBy Chen Yu-fu and Liu Tzu-hsuan / Staff reporter, with staff writer