WHO, CIVIL AVIATION: A meeting with the US stressed Taiwan’s role in global affairs and that Taipei could expand its influence, the foreign affairs ministry saidBy Ben Blanchard / Reuters, TAIPEI
US and Taiwanese officials have held talks on expanding Taiwan’s participation in international bodies, including “opportunities” for the nation to attend a major WHO meeting next month.
Taiwan is excluded from most global organizations due to objections from China. In particular, Taipei has said that its exclusion from the WHO hampered efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
The US Department of State said in a statement on Friday that the meeting took place in Washington between high-level diplomats, including Representative to the US Hsiao Bi-khim (蕭美琴) and US Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Michele Sison.
“This discussion focused on opportunities
US Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Michele Sison on Monday called for support for Taiwan’s “meaningful” participation in the UN system.
Sison posted a photograph on Twitter of her and Representative to the US Hsiao Bi-khim (蕭美琴), saying that it had been great to meet with Hsiao and that “Taiwan’s contributions benefit the international community on so many issues.”
“We encourage UN Member States to support Taiwan’s meaningful participation throughout the UN system,” Sison wrote.
At the end of her post, Sison used the hashtag #TaiwanCanHelp, a slogan to show the country’s willingness to take part in international humanitarian efforts
/ Staff writer, with CNA, in WASHINGTONUS Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Michele Sison on Monday called for support for Taiwan’s “meaningful” participation in the UN system.