Ties with Caribbean allies under control: foreign minister
ROC Central News Agency
2017/03/06 18:17:42
Taipei, March 6 (CNA) Foreign Minister David Lee (李大維) admitted Monday that relations with one or more of the Republic of China's diplomatic allies in the Caribbean are "kind of unstable" but said they are still under control.
"That is why a visit by President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) to allies in that region in the second half of this year is being planned as part of the government's efforts to cement ties with diplomatic partners there," Lee said when answering questions from Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Lo Chih-cheng (羅致政) at the Legislative Yuan's Foreign and National Defense Committee.
Lee said that his ministry has taken measures to improve bilateral ties with these countries in question and that the situation is under control.
"The Foreign Ministry has been keeping close tabs on ties with Taiwan's diplomatic allies and will address issues immediately if it notices something wrong," he said.
Lee did not elaborate on which country or countries in the Caribbean are in question.
Taiwan currently maintains diplomatic relations with 21 countries, most of which are in Latin America and Africa.
Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, Belize, Haiti and the Dominican Republic are Taiwan's diplomatic allies in the Caribbean.
(By C.Gu and Flor Wang)
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