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Foreign minister to attend inauguration of Palau s new president
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Taiwan s Foreign Minister Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) CNA file photo
Taipei, Jan. 12 (CNA) Taiwan s Foreign Minister Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) will attend the upcoming inauguration of Palau s President-elect Surangel Whipps Jr. on Jan. 21, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Tuesday.
Wu will travel to the Pacific ally Jan. 20 and return two days later, ministry spokesperson Joanne Ou (歐江安) said at a regular press briefing in Taipei.
Given the strong friendship between Taiwan and the Pacific island nation, which has not recorded a single coronavirus case to date, President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) appointed Wu to head Taiwan s delegation to the inauguration of the new president and vice president, Ou said.