PARTICIPATION: Taiwanese deserve equal treatment and the UN should resolve the serious issue of their exclusion from the UN system, Marshallese President Hilda Heine said

Taipei Times
Date: Sep 27, 2018
By: Stacy Hsu  /  Staff reporter

Leaders from diplomatic allies Paraguay and the Marshall Islands on Tuesday spoke in support of Taiwan’s inclusion in the UN at the General Debate of the world body’s General Assembly in New York City, arguing that Taiwanese deserve equal treatment.

The presidents of the two nation delivered speeches on the first day of the assembly, which opened on Tuesday and continues through Monday next week.

Paraguayan President Mario Abdo Benitez and Marshallese President Hilda Heine spoke up for Taiwan’s bid to be included in the UN.

“My country supports Taiwan’s legitimate request to be included in the UN system and believes that this country can contribute a great deal to its work,” Abdo Benitez said in his remarks.    [FULL  STORY]