Ko will visit the Netherlands, Belgium, Poland and Turkey
Taiwan News
Date: 2018/01/26
By: Matthew Strong, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – During his upcoming four-country trip, Taipei City Mayor Ko
Taipei City Mayor Ko Wen-je (right) with President Tsai Ing-wen Friday. (By Central News Agency)
Wen-je (柯文哲) will be the first Taiwanese political leader to speak inside the European Parliament.
Ko will tour the Netherlands, Belgium, Poland and Turkey, focusing on urban renewal, public housing, the environment and transportation, the Apple Daily reported Friday.
While in Belgium on January 31, the mayor will present a 15-minute speech at a European Parliament salon where several pro-Taiwanese members of the assembly will be present.
During his stay in Poland on February 1-2, Ko will have a meeting with Solidarity leader and former President Lech Walesa, who attended presidential inaugurations in Taiwan before. [FULL STORY]
