President vows to continue Taiwan's U.N. bid
ROC Central News Agency
2007-07-27 20:44:43
Taipei, July 27 (CNA) President Chen Shui-bian has said that Taiwan will continue to push for its bid to join the United Nations, and that such efforts will not stop until the international community and the United Nations accept Taiwan as a full member.
Chen made the remarks Thursday during a meeting with former Bulgarian President Zhelyu Zhelev at the Presidential Office following the U.N.'s recent rejection of a letter written by Chen to apply for U.N. membership under the name of Taiwan.
He also expressed his appreciation to Zhelev for supporting Taiwan's U.N. bid.
Noting that the U.N. Charter proclaims the universality of membership and that over 70 percent of the Taiwanese people back the country's application to enter the U.N. under the name of Taiwan, Chen said both facts indicate that people of Taiwan should not be deprived of their political and health rights.
He noted that U.N. General Assembly Resolution 2758, which was adopted in 1971, does not mention that Taiwan is a province or a part of People's Republic of China, nor does it state that China has sovereignty over Taiwan.
Despite the U.N.'s rejection of the application letter, Chen said Taiwan will not abandon its efforts or become discouraged. Instead, he said, it will work even harder to gain memberships of the United Nations and the World Health Organization and seek international recognition.
In addition to congratulating Zhelev on the release of a Chinese-language edition of his book titled Fascism, Chen expressed hope that Bulgaria will follow the model of other East European nations by establishing a representative office in Taiwan.
He also invited Zhelev to attend a preparatory conference for the establishment of the Global Forum for New Democracies, to be held in Taiwan early next year.
(By T.C. Jiang)
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