Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/12/20
By: Joseph Ye

Taipei, Dec. 20 (CNA) Taiwan and Japan on Wednesday signed an agreement to facilitate maritime emergency and rescue operations on the open sea as a second bilateral meeting on maritime affairs cooperation concluded in Taipei.

The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed by Chiou I-jen (邱義仁), head of the Taiwan-Japan Relations Association (TJRA), and Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association (JTEA) Chairman Mitsuo Ohashi (大橋光夫).

TJRA and JTEA handle bilateral affairs in the absence of diplomatic ties on behalf of Taiwanese and Japanese governments.

In their addresses, Chiou and Ohashi praised the achievements made during the two-day-meeting, saying that it is another step in forging closer bilateral relations.    [FULL  STORY]