The China Post
Date: September 16, 2016
By: Joseph Yeh
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Foreign Minister David Lee (李大維) has called on mainland China to not obstruct Taiwan’s participation in the upcoming International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) assembly.
ICAO — the world’s leading civil aviation summit — is set to be held later this month.
Speaking to reporters at a ceremony for departing overseas representatives in Taipei on Wednesday, Lee urged Beijing to refrain from any “unproductive moves,” adding “only in doing so (allowing Taiwan to participate in the ICAO assembly) can cross-strait relations normalize.”
Lee made the remarks when asked if he remained optimistic over the nation’s participation this year’s assembly.
The civil aviation summit is due to be held Sept. 27 – Oct. 7 at ICAO headquarters in Montreal, but to date Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry has yet to receive an official invitation. [FULL STORY]