Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/07/27
By: Yeh Su-ping and Ko Lin
Taipei, July 27 (CNA) Taiwan and the Marshall Islands on Friday signed bilateral
(Front row from right to left) Joseph Wu and John M. Silk; (Back row from R-L) President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) and Marshall Islands President Hilda C. Heine
agreements on visa-free entry and maritime patrol collaboration to boost exchanges.
The agreement was inked by the foreign ministers of the two countries — Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) and John M. Silk, and witnessed by President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) and Marshall Islands President Hilda C. Heine at the Presidential Office in Taipei.
Speaking at the event, Tsai said she hoped that the bilateral agreement will help strengthen joint maritime security and facilitate people-to-people interaction.
Heine, meanwhile, said Taiwan and the Marshall Islands already work together across a wide range of areas such as agriculture, clean energy, environmental protection, health care and talent cultivation, and the new agreements will further advance bilateral relations. [FULL STORY]
