Taipei has lodged certain “demands” with Washington regarding US military action against Somali pirates early last month that resulted in the death of a Taiwanese boat captain, Minister of Foreign Affairs Timothy Yang (楊進添) said yesterday.
Yang held an hour-long meeting with American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Director William Stanton that focused mainly on this issue.
Wu Lai-yu (吳來于), captain of the sunken Jih Chun Tsai No. 68, which was used as a mothership by pirates after it was hijacked on March 30 last year, was killed by crossfire between the US Navy and Somali pirates.
“We have put forward some demands, but since the -investigation is ongoing, I can’t tell you what the demands were,” Yang told reporters after the meeting.
Wu was killed on May 10, but the government was not able to verify the news until May 21 following a press release by NATO.
“The delay in time was one of the issues we wanted the US to account for,” Yang said.
Yang said he had conveyed the concerns of Wu’s family to -Stanton, including the hope that the US would provide a detailed investigation of the incident as soon as possible.
When asked if the US government would provide compensation for Wu’s family, Yang said the issue of compensation could only be discussed after the report was completed because it would determine whether the US is culpable for the incident.
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