Focus Taiwan
Date: 08/09/2020
By: Yeh Su-ping and Lee Hsin-Yin

Taipei, Aug. 9 (CNA) President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) and former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, who led a delegation to pay tribute to late Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui (李登輝) Sunday, sought to reinforce ties between the two countries during a meeting at the Presidential Office that day.

During the 30-minute meeting, Tsai thanked the 16-member delegation for coming to Taiwan to pay their respects to Lee, who passed away on July 30 at the age of 97, at a time when international travel is difficult due to COVID-19.

She also praised the efforts by Lee and Japanese politicians like Mori, Japan's prime minister from 2000-2001, to promote Taiwan-Japan relations in recent years.

Bilateral visits and friendship between the two countries have increased, Tsai said.
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