ANNIVERSARY: To mark 20 years since establishing diplomatic ties, the nations signed two agreements to strengthen law enforcement and strategic cooperation
Taipei Times
Date: Nov 22, 2018
By: Stacy Hsu / Staff reporter
Taiwan and the Marshall Islands yesterday celebrated the 20th anniversary of the
Front center, Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Wu and Marshallese Minister of Foreign Affairs John Silk take part in a flag-raising ceremony in the Marshall Islands yesterday to celebrate 20 years of diplomatic relations.
Photo from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Twitter timeline
establishment of diplomatic ties with the raising of their national flags and singing of their anthems aboard a Coast Guard Administration (CGA) patrol vessel docked at a port in the Marshall Islands.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) and Marshallese Minister of Foreign Affairs John Silk attended the event on the 84.5m-long vessel to bring a celebratory end to Wu’s three-day visit to mark Tuesday’s anniversary.
“Deeply moving moment during the flag-raising ceremony aboard CGA’s Shun Ho No. 7. To hear the anthems of #Taiwan & the #MarshallIslands in such a beautiful part of the world steeled my resolve to work even harder in helping like-minded countries achieve lasting prosperity,” Wu said on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Twitter account.
Wu reportedly made the trip to show support for the Pacific island nation at a difficult time, as Marshallese President Hilda Heine on Monday last week narrowly survived a vote of no confidence that was apparently initiated by Chinese-backed business interests. [FULL STORY]
