Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2018-06-26

Taiwan and Palau have jointly issued souvenir stamps featuring endangered marine species to highlight environmental awareness and bilateral ties. A launch ceremony was held on Tuesday in Taipei. Palau is Taiwan’s diplomatic ally in the Pacific.

Palau Postal Service head Timothy Sinsak was present at the event. Sinsak said that Palau puts major importance on marine preservation. He said the country will host the 2020 Our Ocean Conference.

The head of Taiwan’s Chunghwa Post, Chen Shian-juh, said Palau has the highest number of marine species in the world and the sixth-largest protected marine territory. Chen said Taiwan also values marine preservation and has established the Ocean Affairs Council just this year. Chen said it is the first time that Taiwan has cooperated with a diplomatic ally in issuing stamps with the same subject and design.

The souvenir set includes two stamps, one with Palau’s endangered blacktip reef shark and the other with Taiwan’s endangered green sea turtle. Both have backdrops of seascapes of Taiwan and Palau.    [FULL  STORY]