The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) on Friday said it was paying close attention to the situation in Nauru, after its legislature ousted President Russ Joseph Kun in a vote of no confidence earlier this week.
The ministry and its embassy in the Pacific nation have been following the situation and are paying close attention to further developments, ministry deputy spokesman Hsiao Kuang-wei (蕭光偉) said.
It is currently waiting on the parliament to choose a new president and cabinet, he added.
Photo: Tu Chien-jung, Taipei Times
The Nauruan government on Facebook announced that the parliament had on Wednesday passed a vote of no confidence against Kun.
Two nominations have been put forward for a new president, tied at nine votes each for Rennier Gadabu and David Adeang, the government said, adding that the parliament is to return from recess on Monday.
Kun earlier this month visited Taiwan to attend Double Ten National Day celebrations, where he also gave an address at the seventh Yushan Forum.
He entered office in September last year, before which he had served in parliament since 2013.
Nauru is one of the nation’s 13 remaining diplomatic allies, and one of four in the Pacific.
The ministry reiterated the stability of Taiwan-Nauru ties, pointing to the Pacific nation’s regular expressions of support for Taiwan at the UN, WHO, International Civil Aviation Organization and other international bodies.
The two countries also enjoy close cooperation in a number fields, including infrastructure, public health, climate action, clean energy, communications, fisheries, education and coast guards, it added.
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