President Chen Shui-bian -
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Published on: 2/6/2007
Last Visited: 9/17/2007
Chen welcomes president of São Tomé and Príncipe
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In a speech before the banquet, Chen expressed his heartfelt respect and gratitude to Menezes, as well as to the government and people of São Tomé and Príncipe, for their long-term support of Taiwan.At the General Debate of the 61st United Nations General Assembly Sept. 20, Menezes urged the United Nations to allow Taiwan to participate in the world body, once again showing his consistent support for Taiwan, Chen added.
During his stay, Menezes exchanged views with Chen on African affairs, bilateral relations and cooperative programs between the two countries.
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Before their departure, Chen held a farewell ceremony with a military parade just outside the Office of the President to say goodbye to his guests.
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Mere hours after Ban was appointed, Chen and Foreign Minister James Huang sent letters of congratulation to Ban and South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun.
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Meanwhile, John Chen, director general of MOFA's Department of International Organisations, said in an interview with the ROC Central News Agency Oct. 12 that Taiwan included the issue of peace on the Korean Peninsula in its peace proposal submitted to the United Nations last September as part of its bid to participate in the world body.In the proposal, Taiwan urged the United Nations to play a more active role in maintaining peace in East Asia, he added.
In the wake of the North Korean nuclear test, Chen said that Taiwan is a peace-loving country, which spelled out a "five-noes" policy against nuclear arms in 2002.This was a promise that there would be no development, no production, no stockpiling, no acquisition and no deployment of nuclear weapons.The policy remained in place today, he pointed out.
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These six winners of the Best Investment Partner Award "have made such a vital contribution toward employment in Taiwan as well as to the development and upgrading of our industries," local media reported Chen as saying.
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Also at TBAC, Chen was reported as welcoming foreign investment in Taiwan, adding that the government's development fund could provide assistance worth up to 20 percent of capital for investments in local industries.