U.S. Department of State
Daily Press Briefing
INDEX
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1999
Briefer: JAMES P. RUBIN
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Delegation of Taiwanese in Washington |
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
DAILY PRESS BRIEFING
DPB #142
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1999, 1:20 P.M.
(ON THE RECORD UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED
QUESTION: Jamie, there is a story there is a Taiwanese delegation in Washington now talking about Patriot missiles and so forth - do you have anything on that or is this the wrong building?
MR. RUBIN: I have something on that but afterwards you still may say that it's the wrong building. We do sell a number of items to Pakistan - I'm sorry - to Taiwan for its self-defense in accordance with our obligations under the Taiwan Relations Act and consistent with the 1982 US-PRC joint communique. We do consult periodically on this matter, including with Taiwan military representatives. We have agreed, however, with the Taiwan authorities with which we speak not to discuss the specific details of this process. So we don't have any announcements of any new or contemplated sales at this time and we, again, have agreed not to discuss the specifics as it unfolds.
QUESTION: I believe we have sold them in the past a previous generation of Patriot, correct?
MR. RUBIN: I'll get you a list of what we've publicly acknowledged as the sales and the discussions go forward. Any more on this?
(The briefing was concluded at 2:15 p.m.)
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