President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文, center)

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/11/01
By: Lu Hsin-hui and Kuan-lin Liu

Funafuti, Tuvalu, Nov. 1 (CNA) Tuvalu Prime Minister Enele Sopoaga said Wednesday that his country will always remain Taiwan’s friend, based on their common values.

At a luncheon held in honor of visiting President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文), Enele said Taiwan and Tuvalu share the values of human rights and democracy.

Tuvalu will forever be Taiwan’s friend, he told Tsai and her delegation, who arrived in the South Pacific island country on a state visit earlier in the day.

In response, Tsai said Taiwan and Tuvalu are like family, having supported each other and overcome common difficulties during their 38 years of diplomatic relations.
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