TAIPEI: Taiwan’s overseas minister Lin Chia-lung met with European Parliament members this week in an unannounced cease in Brussels as a part of his first go to to Europe to agency up ties.
Taiwan has labored to strengthen ties with European international locations because it faces an more and more assertive China, which claims the self-ruled democratic island as a part of its territory.
The overseas ministry in Taipei had beforehand introduced that Lin, main a delegation of representatives of 20 Taiwanese drone corporations, was scheduled to go to Lithuania throughout a week-long journey starting Nov 17.
Rasa Jukneviciene, a member of European Parliament, confirmed in a publish on the social media platform X that she met Lin and Taiwan’s former de facto ambassador to Lithuania Eric Huang on Tuesday (Nov 19) “on the European Parliament”.
The previous Lithuanian defence minister additionally added that Lin was heading to her nation on Wednesday in her publish.
In response, Lin stated on Wednesday: “I prolonged my honest appreciation to Jukneviciene … for her help throughout our assembly.”
“I sit up for additional strengthening bilateral relations with Lithuania and we are going to work onerous to attain success,” he added.
Taiwan’s overseas ministry stated in a brief assertion on Wednesday that Lin “visited the European Union/Belgium to satisfy with pals within the European Parliament”.
He “used this go to to work together and talk with European pals”, the ministry stated, with out offering particulars.
