Representatives to the UN from four of Taipei’s diplomatic allies — Eswatini, Guatemala, the Marshall Islands and Nauru — have arrived in Taiwan to meet with President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) and other senior officials, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) announced yesterday.
The group of seven includes Doreen de Brum, permanent representative of the Marshall Islands to the UN office and other international organizations in Geneva, Switzerland, as well as permanent representatives Vuyile Dumisani Dlamini of Eswatini, Angela Maria Chavez Bietti of Guatemala and Chitra Jeremiah of Nauru, the ministry said in a news release.
Aside from meeting with Tsai during the six-day visit that concludes on Saturday, the delegates are also to meet with Control Yuan President and National Human Rights Commission Chairperson Chen Chu (陳菊) and Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Wu (吳釗燮), among other senior officials, it said.
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The allies are to exchange views on human rights, medical health cooperation, technological development, disaster relief, sustainable development and Taiwan’s participation in the UN system, it said.
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