MOFA welcomes Brazil, Poland delegations

2024/12/11

Delegations from the Polish Senate and Brazil’s Legislative Assembly of São Paulo are sincerely welcomed by the government and people of Taiwan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Dec. 9.
 
Led by Polish Senate Deputy Marshal Michał Kamiński, the group includes Krzysztof Truskolaski and Beata Małecka-Libera, chair and deputy chair of the Polish-Taiwanese Parliamentarian Group, respectively, and other parliamentarians.
 
During their six-day stay until Dec. 14, delegation members will meet with President Lai Ching-te and Legislative Yuan President Daniel K. Y. Han, as well as attend banquets hosted by National Security Council Secretary-General Jaushieh Joseph Wu and Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung. They will also visit think tanks with academics and experts to discuss topics spanning cognitive warfare, national security and whole-of-society defense resilience, in addition to touring Hsinchu Science Park and Taiwan Space Agency in the northern Taiwan city.
 
According to the MOFA, Kamiński is a staunch supporter of Taiwan who has long resisted China’s pressure on Poland’s legislative branch. Members of the parliamentarian group also back Taiwan’s participation in international organizations such as the World Health Organization and the International Civil Aviation Organization and issued a joint statement in May to stress the importance of maintaining cross-strait peace and stability, it added.
 
On the same day, Vice Foreign Minister Remus Li-Kuo Chen hosted a lunch to greet a delegation from Brazil’s state parliamentary friendship group, Frente Parlamentar São Paulo and República da China (Taiwan). The two sides exchanged views on current respective political situations, cross-strait status quo and ways to strengthen bilateral culture, economy, education, technology and trade.
 
Chen thanked group members for their safeguarding of universal values of freedom, democracy and respect for human rights, and for the group’s establishment despite  pressure from China last September. The friendship group’s chair Gil Diniz further welcomed expansion of Taiwan-Brazil exchanges and promotion of collaborative projects to benefit both countries. 
 
During their Dec. 7-11 stay in Taiwan, the delegation’s itinerary included visits to the Overseas Community Affairs Council, the Ministry of Economic Affairs International Trade Administration, Taipei City-based Taiwan Foundation for Democracy, Hsinchu County-headquartered Industrial Technology Research Institute and other sites like the landmark Taipei 101. 


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