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Foreign minister leads delegation to Taiwan
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PRESS RELEASE on 08 March, 2010 08:03:00
 
Hon. Ousman Jammeh, The Gambia’s minister of Foreign Affairs, International
Cooperation and Gambians Abroad is currently leading a three-member delegation
to visit Taiwan from March 6 to March 10, 2010.  The other delegates are Madame
Haddy Sey Jammeh, and Hon. Maudo Touray, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad.
The minister’s visit which is at the behest of the Taiwan government will
focus on exchange of views of mutual concern as well as strengthening bilateral
ties. According to information from the Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
the delegation will meet with the President Ma Ying-jeou, and call on Dr. Charng
Kao, Deputy Minister of the Mainland Affairs Council, as well as Ambassador
Wen-lung Tao, Secretary-General of the International Cooperation and Development
Foundation (TaiwanICDF).
The Taiwanese Foreign Affairs Minister, HE Timothy Chin-tien Yang will also be
hosting a luncheon in honor of the delegation. The trip will be rounded off with
visits to the National Taipei University of Technology, for discussions with
Gambian students, as well as to Sun Moon Lake, the Formosa Aboriginal Culture
Village and Shilin Night Market.
The Gambia has been a keen supporter of Taiwan and has always staunchly
supported Taiwan in its quest to participate meaningfully in the United Nations,
the World Health Organization and other international organizations. Since the
re-establishment of diplomatic ties in 1995, the two countries have successfully
undertaken various cooperation projects in the areas of agriculture, education,
infrastructure construction, medicine and public health.