Taipei, Feb. 22 (CNA) The Embassy of Saint Lucia in Taiwan marked the 43rd anniversary of the country's independence with a ceremony in Taipei that highlighted the friendship between the two states and their shared commitment to freedom.
Vice President William Lai (賴清德) is to serve as President Tsai Ing-wen’s (蔡英文) envoy at the inauguration of Honduran president-elect Xiomara Castro on Thursday next week, the Presidential Office said yesterday.
It would be the first time that Lai travels overseas since he took office in May 2020.
Presidential Office spokesman Xavier Chang (張惇涵) said that Lai is to lead a delegation of 26 people, who are to depart Taipei on Tuesday next week.
The delegation would depart Tegucigalpa on Friday next week and arrive back in Taiwan on Sunday next week, Chang said.
The delegation would transit in a third country, he said,
/ Staff writer, with CNAVice President William Lai （賴清德） is to serve as President Tsai Ing-wen’s （蔡英文） envoy at the inauguration of Honduran president-elect Xiomara Castro on Thursday next week, the Presidential Office said yesterday.
Former Nicaraguan ambassador to Taiwan Mirna Rivera twice refused to meet with Taiwanese officials before the Central American nation cut diplomatic ties, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said yesterday, adding that all Taiwanese officials are to exit Nicaragua by tomorrow.
Since Nicaragua switched diplomatic recognition to Beijing on Dec. 9, some commentators have accused Taipei of failing to comprehend what was about to happen.
However, ministry spokeswoman Joanne Ou (歐江安) told a news briefing in Taipei that the ministry had understood related information.
Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Alexander Yui (俞大?) on Dec. 3 summoned Rivera and expressed the nation’s serious concerns
Nicaragua’s decision to switch diplomatic recognition to China last week was likely made by Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) said yesterday.
Ortega won a fourth consecutive term in an election that was seen as controversial and, in response, Washington had announced a series of sanctions on Nicaragua, Wu said, and that was probably why Ortega had decided to ally himself with China and Russia, and to sever ties with Taiwan.
Nicaragua’s decision on Thursday was followed by Taipei’s announcement that it was terminating diplomatic relations with the Central American nation.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is making