Foreign Minister Wu Zhaoxie announced today (7th) that since the opening of the special donation account in Ukraine in just 5 days, a donation of NT$300 million has been received, and NT$100 million will be allocated for the first time to accept refugees The special unit of the Polish government hopes to help Ukrainian friends through the difficulties. At the same time, it is also open to the public to donate related materials to warm the refugees.
To hand over the love symbolizing Taiwanese people’s support for Ukraine to Andoli, a Ukrainian citizen, the younger brother of artist Reza, my country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that the established disaster relief account will allocate the first NT$100 million to the Polish government, which accepts refugees. Help the Ukrainians fleeing the war to tide over the difficulties.
“We heard a strong voice from the Taiwanese people, ‘I am very concerned that I want to help,'” said Foreign Minister Wu Zhaoxie. “At this moment, many Taiwanese will say the same as me, ‘I am Ukrainian.'”
Artist Reza’s younger brother Andoli said, “My male friends in Ukraine have all gone to war, fighting to defend Ukraine. With these aids we can continue to hold on and make fewer Ukrainians die every day. Seeing Taiwanese I am proud to donate to Ukraine, it is very touching.”
For the account opened on March 3, charity donations continued to pour in. As of March 7, in just 5 days, the amount had reached NT$300 million. On behalf of the Polish government, the representative to Taiwan who attended the press conference mentioned that the 27 tons of medical supplies donated by Taiwan have arrived in Poland for transport. Taiwan representative Gao Zerui said, “Every penny is crucial and shows the brilliance of humanity. The generosity and unity of the Taiwanese people will be remembered in our hearts. Thank you Taiwan.”
Cai Qichang, vice-president of the Legislative Yuan, said, “As a father, I feel very sad. Taiwanese, like me, should have felt such a heart-to-heart relationship. When the international community is needed to help Taiwan, I believe that the international community will also unreservedly. , to support Taiwan.”
Many people brought boxes of items to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in person in the rain, and some people ordered direct delivery through e-commerce platforms. In response to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ announcement that from March 7 to 18, they will accept donations of physical materials from the public. The people of the country were displaced, and the people might not help choking. However, it should be noted that currently only 20 items including dry food, diapers, and 14 types of medicines are accepted, which must be in new packaging and have a validity period of more than 6 months. This batch of materials will be donated to Slovakia, which also accepts a large number of refugees, so that the Ukrainian people feel the warmth of Taiwan can help.
(Reported by FTV News / Ye Peixuan, Li Jianwei, SNG Taipei)
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