President Tsai meets with Paraguayan president-elect

2023/07/14

President Tsai Ing-wen looked forward to continuing to work with Paraguay to deepen bilateral partnership during a meeting with a delegation led by the country’s President-elect Santiago Pena July 12 in Taipei City.

At the meeting, which took place on the 66th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between Taiwan and Paraguay, Tsai said that the two countries have cooperated to great effect in fields such as medicine and women’s empowerment.

Tsai cited the Asuncion-based Taiwan-Paraguay Polytechnic University as another example of collaboration. The school in the South American capital, administered in cooperation with National Taiwan University of Science and Technology in Taipei, will graduate its first class at the end of the month.

According to the president, Taiwan has organized study tours to empower its own companies, who will be able to seek opportunities in the electric vehicle, food processing and textile industries.

In response, Pena said that Taiwan’s history and generosity has inspired him ever since his first visit in 1999, and pledged to show Taiwan’s businesses that investing in Paraguay is an endeavor that will yield benefits for both sides. He added that during his term as president, Paraguay would continue its firm commitment to standing with Taiwan.

The Paraguayan delegation was composed of officials that the president-elect has tapped for Cabinet positions, including Ruben Ramirez Lezcano for foreign affairs, Carlos Fernandez Valdovinos for finance, and Francisco Gimenez Garcia de Zuniga for commerce and industry, as well as the incoming presidential chief secretary, Lea Gimenez Duarte. Also in attendance were Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Jaushieh Joseph Wu and Secretary-General of the Office of the President Lin Chia-lung. 


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