President Lai receives Oklahoma Gov. Stitt

2024/12/11

PPresident Lai Ching-te received a delegation led by Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt at the Presidential Office Dec. 9 in Taipei City and pledged to keep expanding economic and trade partnership with the U.S. state.
 
According to Lai, the deepening ties between Taiwan and the U.S. are not only about meeting one another’s various needs, but also about jointly upholding the values of freedom and democracy. The president said he hopes to see the two sides continue enhancing exchanges in areas spanning energy, investment and trade while promoting democracy, peace and prosperity.
 
Since concluding a sister-state agreement in 1980, Taiwan and Oklahoma have enjoyed close cooperation across a range of fields, the president said. This friendly relationship is reflected in the resolution passed by the state legislature in May celebrating the 45th anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act and supporting Taiwan’s global participation, as well as the renewed memorandum of understanding on education cooperation in 2023, he added.
 
The president thanked the governor for choosing Taiwan as the initial stop on his first trip to Asia and expressed admiration of his firm position on containing authoritarianism. He also invited the delegation members to visit Taiwan again in the future.
 
In response, Stitt called Taiwan an economic success story, adding that its high-tech economy, R&D, and electronics and metal manufacturing sectors are well known and respected around the world.
 
The governor said he was delighted to host a group of industry representatives from Taiwan to discuss collaboration in the aerospace sector in April and welcomed the memorandums of understanding to explore new partnerships concluded by the drone and unmanned aircraft systems delegation from his state to Taiwan two months ago. He eagerly anticipated continuing to work with Taiwan to increase trade and investment opportunities and bring prosperity to the people of both sides. 


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