Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2017-12-20

Taiwan and Japan signed a memorandum on Wednesday on cooperatino in maritime rescue

(CNA file photo)

operations. The signing took place at the closing of the second round of talks on bilateral maritime cooperation in Taipei.

The head of the Taiwan-Japan Relations Association, Chiou I-jen, said this agreement shows that the two sides are willing to be flexible and pragmatic on dealing with their maritime issues.

“Of course the issues between the Coast Guard Administration and Japan’s Coast Guard are not just rescue operations, cooperation in fighting crime, etc. We need to continue to work on these issues. We’ve also had progress on cooperation in marine science. With fishing rights, we have some differences but through this dialogue we can narrow our differences,” said Chiou.     [FULL  STORY]