President Tsai receives prominent 2023 Yushan Forum participants

2023/10/17

President Tsai Ing-wen received prominent participants of the 2023 Yushan Forum at the Presidential Office Oct. 13 in Taipei City, pledging to work with like-minded partners to jointly contribute to peace, stability and prosperity around the world.
 
According to the PO, the guests comprised former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Kelly Craft, former NATO Deputy Secretary General Alessandro Minuto-Rizzo, former New Zealand Minister of Trade Tim Groser; Indian Member of Parliament Sujeet Kumar; and ex-officials from the Philippines and the U.S.
 
Tsai reaffirmed the success of the New Southbound Policy discussed during the forum, adding that Taiwan has expanded finance- and health care-related operations and promoted educational and technological exchanges with NSP target countries. She also took the opportunity to thank participants for their keen interest in issues pertaining to Taiwan and their valuable insights and advice provided at the event.
 
A growing number of countries have publicly emphasized the importance of peace across the Taiwan Strait in recent years, Tsai said, adding that Taiwan is committed to upholding regional stability and engaging in international affairs to deepen relationships with its friends and partners.
 
In response, Craft praised Taiwan’s unshakable resolve to preserve the cross-strait status quo despite China’s pressure and threats. The U.S. will stand with Taiwan, she said, adding that both freedom and Taiwan will prevail.
 
Organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Taiwan-Asia Exchange Foundation, the forum featured keynote speeches and panel discussions Oct. 11-12 in Taipei. It involved academics, experts and political figures from countries such as Japan, Nauru, the U.S. and NSP countries.


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