The “Taiwan-Swedish Parliamentarians Association and MEPs Joint Mission” arrived in Taiwan this followingnoon by plane. The members of the delegation only waved to the reporters and did not make any remarks. They then went to the hotel and completed the inspection work in the hotel following customs clearance. . The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said a few days ago that members of the “Taiwan-Swedish Parliamentarians Association and European Parliament Joint Mission” are expected to visit Taiwan from the 10th to the 14th. The delegation was headed by Boriana Åberg, Chairman of the Swedish Parliament “Taiwan-Swedish Parliamentarians Association”, and Charlie Weimers, a Swedish Member of the European Parliament.
The Turkish Airlines flight TK-24 taken by the members of the delegation landed at Taoyuan International Airport at 5:23 pm. The representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Zeng Houren, went to the D5 boarding gate to pick up the plane. The two sides exchanged elbows instead of shaking hands; Obeli and Wei Moss did not speak, but only waved to the reporter and accepted a group photo. The group was then guided by the staff to clear customs and went directly to the hotel to complete the inspection.
Presidential Office Spokesperson Zhang Dunhan said in the morning that President Tsai Ing-wen was originally scheduled to meet with the “Taiwan-Swedish Parliamentarians Association and European Parliament Joint Mission” on the 12th. The delegation’s respect and gratitude to Sweden for supporting Taiwan. President Tsai will hold a video conference with the delegation on the morning of the 12th, and Vice President Lai Qingde will meet with the delegation at the Presidential Palace following the video conference on the same day.
The delegation will also visit Executive President Su Zhenchang, Legislative President You Xikun, Foreign Minister Wu Zhaoxie, Executive Yuan Political Councilor and Spokesperson Luo Bingcheng, Executive Yuan Political Councilor Tang Feng, Economic Minister Wang Meihua, and Chairman of the Mainland Affairs Council Qiu Taisan, and accept them respectively. The banquet of You Xikun and Wu Zhaoxie.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the members of the delegation will hold discussions with scholars and experts from think tanks who study national defense and security in Taiwan, meet with representatives of Swedish companies, students and overseas Chinese in Taiwan, and visit Taiwan’s cultural and economic development. The arrival and departure of the members of the delegation and the planning and arrangement of various activities during their stay in Taiwan fully comply with the various COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) epidemic prevention regulations and guidelines of the Central Epidemic Command Center.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs pointed out that the members of the delegation included Kerstin Lundgren, Deputy Speaker of the Swedish Parliament, Björn Söder, Lars Adaktusson, Markus Wiechel, Ann-Sofie Alm), Lars Püss, Alexander Christiansson, as well as policy advisers of relevant parties in the European Parliament, a total of 11 people.
