Nauruan President Russ Joseph Kun will make a six-day state visit to Taiwan from Nov. 14 to 19, during which he will meet with President Tsai Ing-wen (\u8521\u82f1\u6587), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) announced Thursday.<\/p>\n
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Kun will head a 20-member delegation of cabinet ministers and other officials, including the country’s justice minister, foreign minister, and deputy interior minister, MOFA spokeswoman Joanne Ou (\u6b50\u6c5f\u5b89) said.<\/p>\n
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To welcome Kun and his delegation, President Tsai will hold a military salute, and both sides will exchange views on bilateral cooperation projects and topics of mutual interest in the Presidential Office, MOFA said in a press release.<\/p>\n
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Kun will also meet with Foreign Minister Joseph Wu (\u5433\u91d7\u71ee), MOFA added.<\/p>\n
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The trip will be Kun’s first visit to Taiwan since assuming his country’s presidency.<\/p>\n
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Kun was sworn in on Sept. 29, days after he was nominated unopposed by Nauru’s 24th parliament on Sept. 24.<\/p>\n
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The Republic of China, the de jure name for Taiwan, first established diplomatic relations with Nauru in 1980.<\/p>\n
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Ties were broken off in 2002 when Nauru switched recognition from Taipei to Beijing.<\/p>\n
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In May 2005, the ROC and Nauru re-established diplomatic relations and opened embassies in each other’s capitals. The People’s Republic of China consequently severed its relations with Nauru.<\/p>\n
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Source: Focus Taiwan News Channel<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"