Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/10/24
By: Joseph Yeh
Taipei, Oct. 24 (CNA) John J. Norris Jr., the managing director of the Washington office
AIT Managing Director John J. Norris Jr. (From AIT Facebook page)
of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), arrived in Taiwan on Monday for a six-day visit, the AIT announced on Tuesday.
During his stay in Taiwan, Norris will meet with Taiwan authorities and other leaders to exchange views on subjects of mutual interest to both the United States and Taiwan, AIT said in a statement.
Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) welcomed the visit of the AIT official, saying that the trip is expected to promote closer ties and exchanges between the two countries.
Norris is making his first visit to Taiwan since he assumed his post in September 2016, the ministry said in a statement of its own. [FULL STORY]
