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Taipei, Nov. 4 (CNA) The head of the first-ever official European Parliament (EP) delegation to come to Taiwan told President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) on Thursday that the visit is meant to send a clear message that Europe is standing by Taiwan in the defense of freedom.
‘SIMPLE AND CLEAR’: European Parliament Member Raphael Glucksmann said that Taiwan is ‘not alone. Europe is standing with you, by you, in the defense of freedom’/ Staff writer, with CNA
The head of the first-ever official European Parliament delegation to visit Taiwan told President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) yesterday that the visit is meant to send a clear message that Europe is standing by Taiwan in the defense of freedom.
“This is the first official visit from a delegation of the European Parliament to Taiwan. This is to show how important Taiwanese democracy is for the European citizens we are representing,” European Parliament Member Raphael Glucksmann told Tsai at their meeting in the Presidential Office.
Glucksmann added that Taiwan is the most “vivid, enlightening” democracy in the Indo-Pacific region and “a treasure that