Legislative Speaker Han Kuo-yu (韓國瑜) today led a cross-party delegation to Japan to promote parliamentary diplomacy.
The 12-member delegation is expected to meet with members of the Japan-ROC Diet Members' Consultative Council and visit Expo 2025 in Osaka.
Before leaving Taipei International Airport (Songshan airport) this morning, Han told reporters that the aim of the visit is to promote parliamentary exchanges between the two countries, as the Legislative Yuan has received multiple invitations from the council.
Photo: Chang Chia-ming, Taipei Times
The visit was not possible earlier due to an intense political atmosphere and mass recall campaigns, Han said.
As legislative speaker and president of the Taiwan-Japan Friendship Association, he invited lawmakers from the ruling party and opposition parties to join the trip, he said.
Thanking all three major party caucuses for working together in the area of diplomacy, Han said that he hopes for a fruitful trip and a long-lasting friendship between Taiwan and Japan.
The delegation would cheer on the Taiwan Pavilion at Expo 2025 and learn from other countries, as the event is nearing its close, Han said.
The delegation is also expected to meet with Taiwanese living in Tokyo and Osaka, he added.
The delegation includes the vice presidents of the Taiwan-Japan Friendship Association, Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Hung Mong-kai (洪孟楷) and Taiwan People's Party Legislator Vivian Huang (黃珊珊), as well as KMT legislators Hsu Yu-chen (許宇甄), Wang Hung-wei (王鴻薇), Weng Hsiao-ling (翁曉玲) and Lin Chien-chi (林倩綺), and Democratic Progressive Party legislators Ho Hsin-chun (何欣純), Wang Mei-hui (王美惠), Kuo Yu-ching (郭昱晴), Chuang Jui-hsiung (莊瑞雄) and Chen Ying (陳瑩).
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