Taipei Ties
Date: Sep 21, 2016
By: Shelley Shan / Staff reporter

Taiwan’s meaningful participation in the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is a necessity, Minister of Transportation and Communications Hochen Tan (賀陳旦) said in a statement to the international community, adding that aviation safety affairs and other challenges must be tackled through close cooperation among all nations.

The statement highlighting the urgency and importance of Taiwan’s presence at the ICAO Assembly was reported in major publications around the world on Monday.
As of yesterday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was yet to receive an invitation to attend the ICAO Assembly, which is to begin on Tuesday next week at the organization’s headquarters in Montreal, Canada.

Minister of Foreign Affairs David Lee (李大維) said in a plenary session at the Legislative Yuan that the ministry would be able to determine whether the nation is able to attend by Friday.

The nation attended the ICAO Assembly in 2013 as a guest for the first time since it lost its UN seat in 1971.     [FULL  STORY]