Africa-Press – Eswatini. President of the Republic of China (Taiwan), Tsai Ing-wen has expressed gratitude to Eswatini for being a positive force in facilitating their engagement with the world.
Tsai said this during her meeting with the country’s head of mission to the United Nations (UN) Vuyile Dlamini, who was part of a seven-member delegation of representatives to the UN from four of Taiwan’s diplomatic allies (Eswatini, the Marshall Islands, Guatemala and Nauru).
She firstly said she hoped Dlamini, who was visiting the country for the first time, had gotten a better understanding of Taiwan and thanked him for taking his summer vacation
In Europe to spend his time in Taiwan.
“We thank Eswatini’s efforts in raising awareness among friends worldwide about the importance of Taiwan’s participation in the UN system and other international organisations,” said the president.
“Such cooperation has not only been fruitful, but also strengthened bilateral friendships as I led a delegation to Eswatini in 2018, and in return, King Mswati III has since visited Taiwan twice,” she added.
Dlamini on the other hand, spoke on behalf of the delegation and said Taiwan’s exclusion from the UN was unfair and unjustifiable.
He said the visit was a testament to the respective countries’ steadfast commitment to enhancing collaboration and efficiency between their countries and Taiwan.
“We are here to forge and further strengthen the traditional close and friendly relations,” he added.
The country’s permanent representative to the UN’s Geneva also guaranteed President Tsai that Eswatini and the three other countries would remain Taipei’s strategic allies and work to nurture the cordial, warm and reciprocal relations.
“The delegation’s visit comes at a time of a major geopolitical shift in the international fora, which calls for further strengthening in cooperation to promote peace, security and development,” Dlamini said.
Taiwan is not a member of the United Nations (UN) or its sub-organisations, but aspires to participate since October 25, 1971, when the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 2758, which ‘restored’ the People’s Republic of China to the Chinese seat at the UN and in turn ‘expelled’ the Republic of China (Taiwan).
Before meeting President Tsai, the delegation also met the country Foreign Minister, Joseph Wu, who also decried the fact that Taiwan had been excluded from the UN for many years and continued to face an unfair international situation.
He thanked the permanent representatives for their continued support for Taiwan’s participation at the UN and reiterated that Taiwan had the capacity to contribute meaningfully as a responsible member of the international community.
The delegation also met the Control Yuan President, the National Human Rights Commission Chairperson, Chen Chu and other senior officials.
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