By Liu Tzu-hsuan / Staff reporterA visiting Slovak delegation yesterday reaffirmed ties with Taiwan, with its members saying they hoped collaboration on economic issues and humanitarian assistance to Ukraine would continue.
Outgoing Slovak Representative to Taiwan Martin Podstavek was on Tuesday awarded a state honor in recognition of his efforts to bolster bilateral relations during his five-year tenure, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
In a ceremony at the ministry’s Taipei headquarters, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Harry Tseng (曾厚仁) presented the Grand Medal of Diplomacy to Podstavek, head of the Slovak Economic and Cultural Office Taipei, which represents Slovakian interests in Taiwan in the absence of official diplomatic ties.
Since assuming office in 2017, Podstavek has played a significant role in furthering the relationship between Taiwan and Slovakia in a range of
Taipei, July 5 (CNA) Outgoing Slovak representative to Taiwan Martin Podstavek was awarded a state honor on Tuesday in recognition of his efforts at strengthening bilateral relations during his five-year-tenure, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA).
An exhibition highlighting adventurer and writer Count Maurice Benyovszky’s visit to Taiwan in 1771 opened in Yilan County on Friday to celebrate the initial contacts between Taiwan and Central Europe more than 250 years ago.
The exhibition, titled “The Encounter of Count Maurice Benyovszky and Yilan in 1771,” is being held at the Lanyang Museum until Sept. 12. It features topics such as Benyovszky’s life and his adventures, to the natural features of Slovakia and its culture, including its literature, music and pottery.
Born in the Kingdom of Hungary in 1746 in what is now Vrbove in western Slovakia, Benyovszky arrived