Former US deputy secretary of state Richard Armitage will arrive in Taipei this morning, and is expected to meet with top officials from the government and the opposition during his stay.
Armitage was invited by the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy.
Taiwan Solidarity Union Legislator Lo Chih-ming's (羅志明) assistant told reporters yesterday that Lo had erred on Monday when he said that Armitage had arrived last Saturday and met with former president Lee Teng-hui (李登輝) on Sunday.
It is expected that Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Michael Kau (高英茂) will meet Armitage at the airport today.
An official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Armitage will meet President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) tomorrow morning.
He is also expected to meet with Minster of Foreign Affairs James Huang (
Armitage plans to visit Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (王金平) this afternoon and Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) tomorrow.
The ministry official stressed that Armitage is conducting a "private visit" and wants the trip to remain low-key.
He was originally scheduled to give a speech to the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy, but the event was cancelled to avoid media exposure, the official said.
Earlier this week the foreign ministry denied Armitage's visit had anything to do with the recent controversy over the scrapping of the National Unification Council and guidelines.
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