Haitian Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Victor Harvel Jean-Baptiste today arrived in Taiwan on his first visit to the country, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement today.
His five-day trip would be focused on enhancing bilateral exchanges between the two countries and furthering cooperative relations, the ministry said.
Jean-Baptiste is leading a five-member delegation that includes his wife, Tatiana Florencio Silva Jean-Baptiste, and his chief of staff, Claude Jeudy.
Photo: Lu Yi-hsuan, Taipei Times
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Chen Ming-chi (陳明祺) welcomed the delegation at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, the ministry said.
Jean-Baptiste is to meet President William Lai (賴清德) tomorrow, the ministry said, adding that he would also meet with Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) to exchange views on potential areas of collaboration.
Jean-Baptiste’s itinerary includes trips to the Southern Taiwan Science Park (南部科學園區), the Chimei Foundation Medical Center, the National Palace Museum and Taipei 101, and a meeting with Haitians on scholarships in Taiwan, it said.
Jean-Baptiste has always supported Taiwan on the international stage, such as by writing to the WHO to push for Taiwan’s participation in the World Health Assembly as an observer, the ministry said.
Taiwan and Haiti have been diplomatic allies for 69 years, cooperating in fields such as agricultural development, public health, education and security, the ministry said, adding that this visit would help deepen these already friendly ties.
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