A 10-member delegation led by Deputy Speaker of the Slovak National Council Milan Laurencík and President of the Bratislava Region Juraj Droba will visit Taiwan from June 5-10, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) announced on Thursday.

The pair will be joined by Peter Osuský, a Slovak lawmaker and chairman of the Slovakia-Taiwan Parliamentary Group, as well as fellow parliamentarians Anna Zemanova, Tomas Lehotsky, Miroslav Ziak, and Andrej Stancik, MOFA said in a press release.

Droba, meanwhile, will be accompanied by Mayor of Malacky Juraj Riha, his secretary Andrea Urmanicova and regional official Michaela Kunska, MOFA added.

During their six-day visit, the delegation will meet with President Tsai Ing-wen (???) and other senior government officials, according to MOFA.

Foreign Minister Joseph Wu (???) is set to honor Osuský with the Friendship Medal of Diplomacy in recognition of his promotion of bilateral relations over the years, MOFA said, adding that Wu would also sign an agreement on judicial cooperation in civil matters with the delegation.

Other stops on the delegation’s itinerary include a visit to Academia Sinica, the Industrial Technology Research Institute, and the Taiwan Semiconductor Research Institute, according to MOFA.

Delegation members will also visit Kaohsiung City to meet with Mayor Chen Chi-mai (???) where Droba will sign a partnership agreement with the southern city and take part in an investment fair there, MOFA said.

This is the second delegation the Slovak Republic has sent to Taiwan in six months, after a 43-member delegation led by the country’s deputy economic minister visited Taiwan in December 2021.

Source: Focus Taiwan News Channel