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Slovakia will stand with Taiwan as it resists strong powers that threaten democracy, Deputy Speaker of the Slovak National Council Milan Laurencik told President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) in Taipei yesterday.
During the meeting, Laurencik, the head of a visiting delegation from the central European nation, said that Taiwan and Slovakia have gone through long and difficult journeys to achieve democracy.
Laurencik said his country would stand with Taiwan to guard against external interference.
The two countries are geographically distant from each other, but have been drawn closer through their shared values, Laurencik said, adding that Slovakians and Taiwanese cherish democracy and freedom.
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<strong>Slovakia delegation to visit</strong>
A 10-member delegation led by Deputy Speaker of the Slovak National Council Milan Laurencik and President of the Bratislava Region Juraj Droba is to visit Taiwan from Sunday to Friday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said yesterday. The pair will be joined by five Slovak lawmakers, including Peter Osusky, chairman of the Slovakia-Taiwan Parliamentary Group. Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) is set to honor Osusky with the Friendship Medal of Diplomacy in recognition of his promotion of bilateral relations, the ministry said, adding that Wu would also sign an agreement on judicial cooperation in civic