Foreign Minister Lin receives Swedish delegation

2024/09/02

Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung received a cross-party delegation from the Swedish Parliament Aug. 28 in Taipei City and anticipated further deepening of ties between the two countries.
 
According to the MOFA, the group comprises Lotta Johnsson Fornarve, John Weinerhall and Göran Hargestam, all members of the Swedish-Taiwan Parliamentarian Association.
 
The minister thanked the parliamentarians for their support for Taiwan. He hoped to see the two sides expand exchanges in areas such as clean energy development, trade and economic cooperation and joint work to fight disinformation.
 
According to the minister, citing China’s hybrid tactics threatening the Indo-Pacific and other parts of the globe, authoritarian regimes pose great challenges to the world. Peace across the Taiwan Strait is key to ensuring regional security and global supply chain stability, he said, urging the Swedish government to continue supporting cross-strait security and Taiwan-Europe economic partnership.
 
Fornarve said the Russian-Ukraine war and conflict between Israel and Hamas underlined the importance of democracies working together against authoritarianism. Weinerhall said Sweden became a full NATO member in March because the country is fully aware of the threats to global security from China and Russia, while Hargestam said Sweden is one of many like-minded countries that support Taiwan.
 
Earlier in the day, Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim welcomed the delegates to the Presidential Office and thanked them for standing with Taiwan to defend shared values and interests. A banquet for the group was also hosted by Deputy Foreign Minister François Chihchung Wu in the evening.
 
The group’s first visit to Taiwan also includes calls on the Ministries of Environment and National Defense, Mainland Affairs Council, Civil Aviation Administration and Centers for Disease Control.


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