Taiwan signs arrangement on culture with Israel

2024/10/16

A cooperative agreement was inked between Taiwan and Israel Oct. 14, underscoring bilateral commitment to artistic and cultural exchange.

A signing ceremony took place at the Taipei City-based National Taiwan Museum and was witnessed by Deputy Culture Minister Sue Wang and Secretary General Daniel Diann-wen Tang of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Abby Ya-ping Lee, head of the Taiwan Economic and Cultural Office in Tel Aviv, attended virtually, and Maya Yaron, representative of the Israel Culture and Economic Office in Taipei, signed in person.

In her remarks, Wang said that Taiwan and Israel have enjoyed fruitful exchanges for more than three decades. She noted that recent years have seen even closer collaboration, including Rolling Art Project, which brought together 20 artists from the two countries for a 24-hour creative relay.

According to the MOC, the ceremony’s performance by Folk Take, a band from southern Taiwan’s Pingtung County, and Israel’s Shiran & Bakal merged cultural features from both two nations to embody the diversity and depth of the bilateral relationship.

The pact symbolizes the deep bond between the two parties, the ministry said, adding that it would continue to facilitate exchanges between artists from both countries.


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