Focus Taiwan
Date: 2016/01/19
By: Tang Pei-chun and Elizabeth Hsu
Taipei, Jan. 19 (CNA) The Ministry of Foreign Affair (MOFA) said Tuesday
The Diplomatic Quater in Taipei. (CNA file photo)
that Taiwan’s existing cooperation projects with its allies and the countries with which it maintains friendly relations in the absence of diplomatic links will not be changed despite the upcoming power transfer.
The message was delivered to around 80 foreign ambassadors and representatives to Taiwan earlier in the day as they were briefed on the results of the country’s just-concluded presidential and legislative elections held Jan. 16, the MOFA said in a statement.
During the briefing, the ministry said that the Republic of China’s foreign policies are consistent and continuous, and as a result, there won’t be any changes to the ROC’s existing cooperation projects and obligations to foreign countries. [FULL STORY]