Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/08/27
By: Joseph Yeh
Taipei, Aug. 27 (CNA) Taiwan’s Central American ally Guatemala reaffirmed Monday its
Jose Maria Liu (劉德立/CNA file photo)
government’s commitment to maintaining diplomatic relations with Republic of China (Taiwan), a week after neighboring El Salvador announced that it was switching allegiance from Taipei to Beijing.
In response to a CNA inquiry on bilateral ties, the Embassy of Guatemala in the Republic of China (Taiwan) affirmed that its country will continue to maintain diplomatic relations with Taiwan.
The embassy also confirmed that Guatemala’s Ambassador to Taiwan Olga Maria Aguja Zuniga relayed the message to Taiwan’s Vice Foreign Minister Jose Maria Liu (劉德立) during a meeting at the ministry’s headquarters in Taipei Monday.
An anonymous source said they also engaged in detailed discussions on bilateral cooperation projects, including humanitarian assistance projects and helping the ally to build a highway project. [FULL STORY]