Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2018-03-28
President Tsai Ing-wen says a joint diabetes prevention program launched together with
President Tsai Ing-wen (right) shakes hands with Louis Straker (left), the deputy prime minister and foreign minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. (Photo by CNA)
St Vincent and the Grenadines is a milestone for Taiwan’s medical diplomacy.
The Caribbean island nation of St Vincent and the Grenadines is one of Taiwan’s diplomatic allies. Tsai discussed the plan on Wednesday while meeting Louis Straker, St Vincent’s deputy prime minister and foreign minister.
Tsai said the joint plan will be the first aimed at preventing and tackling diabetes in Latin America and the Caribbean. She said the plan will not only strengthen diabetes prevention in St Vincent and the Grenadines but also strengthen ties.
Tsai said nearly 40 years of diplomatic ties and cooperation between Taiwan and St Vincent have produced visible results in a number of areas. [SOURCE]