BIG OPPORTUNITIES: The talks yielded signed agreements and a consensus for further dialogue between Taiwan and the UK, the nation’s third-largest trading partner in Europe

Taipei Times
Date: Dec 04, 2017
By: Staff writer, with CNA

The 20th round of trade talks between Taiwan and the UK, which were held in London on Friday, aimed to enhance cooperation in the agriculture and energy industries, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said.

Vice Minister of Economic Affairs Wang Mei-hua (王美花) led the Taiwanese delegation at the talks, which yielded a consensus to set up a platform next year to discuss cooperation in the agriculture and energy sectors.

Wang and British Minister of State for Trade and Investment Greg Hands presided over this year’s meeting at a time when Taipei and London have seen their bilateral economic ties increase.

In the first 10 months of this year, two-way trade between Taiwan and the UK totaled US$4.69 billion, up 3.2 percent from a year earlier.    [FULL  STORY]