President Chen Shui-bian (
Chen, accompanied at the banquet by Secretary-General to the president Yu Shyi-kun and the DPP's Chang Chun-hung (
Before the DPP came to power, the party supported self-rule for Outer Mongolia and urged the former KMT government to abolish the Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs Commission (
PHOTO: CHIANG YING-YING, TAIPEI TIMES
Chen's remarks appeared to further consolidate the DPP's views on the status and national identity of Mongolia.
Chen paid Narantsatsralt a visit last year before Chen was nominated as the DPP's presidential candidate.
Yesterday, Chen said that his success in the presidential election may have had something to do with the horseback riding he did in Mongolia last year.
"I am not superstitious, but I felt that everything went smoothly after the horseback riding I did in Mongolia last year," Chen told the Mongolian delegation.
In response, Narantsatsralt told Chen that he hoped both countries could strengthen cultural, educational and economic ties.
The Mongolian group entered the country with "special stay permits" and arrived on Oct. 3 for a private visit at the invitation of the Taiwan-Mongolian Association (台蒙協會), a private organization headed by Chang.
Group members included several former Mongolian parliamentarians and diplomats who met with Taipei County Commissioner Su Chen-chang (蘇貞昌) on Friday.
Chen has a friendship with Narantsatsralt, who he first met. three years ago when Chen visited Ulan Bator as Taipei Mayor. During that trip Chen signed a sister city agreement with Ulan Bator.
Meanwhile, Vice President Annette Lu (呂秀蓮) yesterday attended a Double Ten Day tea party hosted by the National Women's League (婦聯會) and announced that "2001 will be the first year to emphasize the equality of the sexes"
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