Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/04/18
By: Joseph Yeh

Taipei, April 18 (CNA) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) on Wednesday summoned

Da Wei No. 13 (大鮪13)/file photo (photo courtesy of the public)

Indonesia’s top envoy to Taiwan to express concern over Jakarta’s recent inspections of Taiwanese fishing vessels without proper cause.

Winston Chen (陳文儀), director-general of the MOFA’s Department of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, met with representative Robert James Bintaryo on Wednesday morning and called on Indonesian authorities not to inspect and detain Taiwanese fishing vessels without a valid reason.

When approached by a CNA reporter as he was leaving MOFA headquarters following the meeting, Bintaryo said he had no comment on the issue as he was still waiting for instructions from Jakarta.    [FULL  STORY]