The China Post
Date: September 27, 2016
By: Joseph Yeh
Taiwan and Japan will soon sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to allow both countries to
Shen Wen-chiang (沈文強), deputy director-general of MOFA’s Department of NGO International Affairs, speaks during a press conference in Taipei in this undated file photograph. (Daisy Chuang, Special to the China Post)
dispatch physicians and assistance systems to countries in the Asia-Pacific region, should large-scale emergency situations occur, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) has announced.
According to Shen Wen-chiang (沈文強), deputy director-general of MOFA’s Department of NGO International Affairs, both parties will sign the MOU at MOFA’s headquarters in Taipei on Tuesday afternoon. It is titled, “Asia-Pacific Region Joint Emergency Response Measures.”
The MOU is scheduled to be signed by local charity group Taiwan Root Medical Peace Corps (路竹會) and the Asia Pacific Alliance for Disaster Management (APAD), a Japanese NGO.
MOFA, as well as representatives from Japan’s Interchange Association, which represents Tokyo’s interests in Taipei in the absence of official diplomatic ties, will participate in the ceremony, Shen added. [FULL STORY]
