FRENCH COOPERATION: A delegation visited Taipei to demonstrate ‘friendship and respect,’ in one of many meetings of global leaders to occur this weekBy Liu Tzu-hsuan / Staff reporter
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The head of a delegation of French senators praised Taiwan as a vibrant democracy and expressed the hope of forging closer bilateral ties after arriving in the nation yesterday for a six-day trip.
French Senator Joel Guerriau, vice chairman of the Senate’s Taiwan Friendship Group and vice chairman of its Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defense and the Armed Forces, made the remarks to reporters via an interpreter upon arrival at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport.
Guerriau said the delegation would meet President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) and other senior officials to promote closer bilateral exchanges.
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