Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2018-01-25

Council of Indigenous Peoples minister Icyang Parod will travel to Nauru to join in

Council of Indigenous Peoples minister Icyang Parod appears in this CNA file photo.

celebrations marking 50 years since the country’s independence.

He will be attending the celebrations on January 31 as the special representative of President Tsai Ing-wen.

The Pacific island nation of Nauru is one of Taiwan’s diplomatic allies. The two sides also have a shared Austronesian cultural heritage. Indigenous people in both Taiwan and Nauru speak Austronesian languages.
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