Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2018-08-15
President Tsai Ing-wen has arrived in Paraguay on the first stage of a visit
President Tsai Ing-wen (front, second from left) arrives in Paraguay Tuesday to a warm welcome from local officials and overseas Taiwanese nationals. (Photo by CNA)
to allies in Latin America. On her arrival, Tsai was met with a warm welcome both from Paraguayan officials and from Taiwanese nationals in South America.
A crowd of Taiwanese nationals turned up at Paraguay’s chief airport Tuesday to welcome President Tsai Ing-wen to the country. Though many are residents of Paraguay, some had come from as far away as Argentina or Chile to see the president.
Paraguay is one of Taiwan’s Latin American allies, and the start of this official visit was marked with military pomp. Among the officials present to greet Tsai on her arrival was the country’s foreign minister.
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