Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2017-07-05
An international workshop on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief has opened in Taipei.
The event is organized by the National Fire Agency and the foreign ministry along with the American
Interior Minister Yeh Jiunn-rong (sixth from left), Vice Foreign Minister Jose Maria Liu (sixth from right), and AIT Director Kin Moy (fifth from right) appear in this photo taken during an international workshop on disaster relief held Wednesday. (CNA)
Institute in Taiwan, the de facto US embassy. The workshop aims to help Asia-Pacific countries increase their ability to respond to disasters.
Officials from countries including Thailand, Malaysia, and Pakistan are attending the workshop. The workshop will feature speakers from the National Fire Agency, USAID, and the Office of US Foreign Disaster Assistance.
During the opening ceremony on Wednesday, Interior Minister Yeh Jiunn-rong said that Taiwan is willing to share its experience in dealing with disasters with other countries.
Vice Foreign Minister Jose Maria Liu spoke about the workshop’s significance for Taiwan-US ties. He said that this is the second event held so far this year under Taiwan-US Global Cooperation and Training Framework. He also said it is the first event held under the framework to focus on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.
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