A delegation of Taiwanese legislators in Slovakia visited Ukrainian children who took refuge in the central European country in the wake of Russia’s invasion of their homeland, Taiwan’s representative office in Bratislava said on Friday.
The lawmakers from the Legislative Yuan’s Taiwan-Slovakia Inter-Parliamentary Amity Association visited a Ukrainian child refugee education center, which was set up through donations from Taiwan, the representative office said in a statement.
The Taiwanese lawmakers were touched as they listened to the Ukrainian children sing their national anthem and perform Ukrainian folk songs, the representative office said.
The visiting legislators expressed their hope to the children that the
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,
EU LINKS: The European Parliament on Tuesday passed a resolution to express concern over China’s ‘threats’ to Taiwan’s sovereignty and Indo-Pacific security/ Staff writer, with CNA
Taiwan and Slovakia yesterday signed an agreement on judicial cooperation in civil and commercial matters, the first of its kind signed by Taiwan with an EU country.
The pact was signed during a ceremony at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ in Taipei by Representative to Slovakia David Lee (李南陽) and his Slovakian counterpart, Martin Podstavek.
The event was witnessed by a visiting Slovakian delegation led by Slovak National Council Deputy Speaker Milan Laurencik, as well as Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) and Minister of Justice Tsai Ching-hsiang (蔡清祥).
Wu described the agreement as another “extraordinary milestone” in bilateral ties that gives