Taiwan expresses regret over expelling of delegation in Iraq

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/09/23
By: Huang Tzu-chiang, Tsai Peng-min and Ko Lin

Taipei, Sept. 23 (CNA) Taiwan trade official Walter Yeh (葉明水) expressed his regret Monday over the Iraqi government's recent move to expel a visiting Taiwanese business delegation from the country.

The Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) was abruptly notified that the delegation's visas had been canceled a few days after its members had arrived in the country, said Yeh, TAITRA's president and chief executive.

The Taiwan Investment and Trade Mission to the Middle East organized by TAITRA was supposed to be a 12-day trip aimed at promoting business between Taiwan, Iraq and Bahrain.

According to TAITRA, the delegation was scheduled to visit Baghdad from Sept. 13 to 16, then head to Erbil from Sept. 17 to 19, and finish the tour in Manama, Bahrain from Sept. 20 to 24.
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