President Tsai receives Marshall Islands Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister

2023/04/17

President Tsai said April 13 that Taiwan is committed to supporting the Marshall Islands on the international stage and cooperating with the Pacific ally to strengthen the resilience of global democracy and make greater contributions to the Indo-Pacific.
 
Tsai made the remarks while receiving a delegation led by the Marshall Islands Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Kitlang Kabua. The group, which arrived April 12, also includes Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade Anjanette Kattil.
 
Taiwan and the Marshall Islands have deepened collaboration in agriculture, education and health care, Tsai said. She cited as evidence the Taiwan-Marshall Islands Adaptation and Contingency Fund for Climate Change set up last March, as well as a community farm established last May on the Marshallese island of Ebeye by Taiwan’s technical mission and the ally’s government, she said.
 
The president also took the opportunity to thank Kabua and the Marshallese government for supporting Taiwan’s participation in international organizations and speaking up for the country at global occassions such as the U.N. General Assembly and the World Health Assembly.
 
In response, Kabua said Taiwan is an important friend and ally of the Marshall Islands. Based on the shared values of democracy and respect for human rights, the bilateral relationship has grown stronger since the two sides established official ties in 1998, she added.
 
The Marshall Islands will continue to back Taiwan’s bid to join the U.N. and other international organizations, Kabua said, praising Tsai’s steadfast leadership in preserving democratic values in the face of external intimidation, which she strongly condemned for compromising regional and global peace and security.
 
Following the meeting, Foreign Minister Jaushieh Joseph Wu and Kabua signed an agreement on diplomatic personnel training and cooperation, as well as a memorandum of understanding on funding climate change mitigation efforts at the MOFA headquarters in Taipei City. The Marshall Islands’ minister and her delegation then attended a banquet hosted by Wu.


Source: Taiwan Today (https://taiwantoday.tw/index.php)