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Swedish lawmakers have proposed a motion to have a building in Taiwan similar to the House of Sweden in Washington, with the motion expected to be debated and voted on soon, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said yesterday. The idea was first mentioned on April 14 during a five-day visit to Taiwan by a Swedish delegation. The House of Sweden building in Washington is evocative of the climate of Sweden and its political transparency. In addition to being the Swedish embassy, the building also houses the embassies of Iceland and Liechtenstein, as well as Swedish companies. The delegation said it w...

SUPPORT: By changing the name, lawmakers hope to underscore that Taiwan should be seen as a nation and not a province of China, Markus Wiechel saidBy Jake Chung / Staff writer, with CNA

A cross-ministerial delegation is later this month to visit Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Lithuania, a Ministry of Foreign Affairs official said yesterday. Department of European Affairs Director Remus Chen (陳立國) said the delegation of officials from the foreign ministry, the Ministry of Economic Affairs, the Ministry of Science and Technology, and the Ministry of Education would visit the three EU member states later this month. The trip aims to enhance bilateral cooperation with the three countries on talent cultivation and business opportunities, Chen said, without elaborating. Nei...

Taipei, March 17 (CNA) Taiwan will send a cross-ministerial delegation to Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Lithuania later this month, a Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) official said Thursday.

Taipei, Feb. 15 (CNA) Taiwan's government refuted on Tuesday a recent statement made by a French presidential candidate that Taiwan is part of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and should follow the "one country, two systems" arrangement proposed by Beijing.