Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/08/24
By: Elaine Hou and Emerson Lim

Taipei, Aug. 24 (CNA) Taiwan's government has requested the country's allies speak up for its cause of seeking to be included in the United Nations and its system, at the upcoming U.N. General Assembly, and will continue to push for inclusion, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA).

The 74th session of the U.N. General Assembly will open on Sept. 17 at the U.N. Headquarters in New York, with the annual general debate scheduled for Sept. 24 to 30.

Due to China's objections, Taiwan is not allowed by the United Nations to attend the annual meeting, as Beijing objects to any treatment of the island as a country, insisting the two sides are a part of one China.

In a press conference on Friday, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Kelly Hsieh (謝武樵) told reporters that Taiwan will continue to push for its inclusion in the U.N. system, focusing on the promotion of its role as an important partner for U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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