Africa-Press – Eswatini. New Ambassador to the Republic of China in Taiwan, Promise Msibi has pledged to take bilateral relations between Taiwan and Eswatini to new heights.
The Eswatini Ambassador said this when giving his credentials to President Tsai Ing-wen on Monday at the Presidential Office in Taipei City. According to Taiwan Today the President stated that Taiwan was committed to cooperating closely with the Kingdom of Eswatini in deepening friendship and expanding exchanges for the benefit of the people.
“Taiwan and Eswatini are working together in core areas such as energy, information security, public health and trade, Tsai said. This reflects a steady strengthening of the countries’ partnership in recent years,” she added.
The publication stated that according to Tsai, she saw firsthand the results of collaborative projects between Taiwan and Eswatini during her April 2018 trip to the landlocked nation in Southern Africa for celebrations marking 50 years of bilateral relations.
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The visit of His Majesty King Mswati III to Taiwan a month later further underscored the robust nature of two-way ties, she said.
The publication reported that the president had said the two sides were also collaborating to great effect in combating COVID-19.
She added that Taiwan’s third biggest source of rubbing alcohol is Eswatini, and full support was given for boosting the Africa ally’s medical mask manufacturing capacity.
It was reported that Tsai also took the opportunity to thank Eswatini for its long-standing support of Taiwan’s participation in international organisations and events such as last month’s World Health Assembly.
“This backing is sincerely appreciated by the government and the people,” she said.
In response, Msibi conveyed the greetings of the His Majesty King Mswati III and the Queen Mother, as well as the government and people of Eswatini.
Msibi according to the report praised the significant accomplishments of Taiwan in fields like culture, economy and science and technology, and pledged to take bilateral relations to new heights.
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