On the 24th, the Legislative Yuan held the inaugural meeting of the "Taiwan and New Zealand Parliamentary Friendship Association" and the "Taiwan and the Nordic Friendship Taiwan (Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden) Parliamentary Association". The second from the right in the front row), the representative of the Swedish Trade and Investment Commission Taipei Office (the first from the right in the front row), the legislators of various party groups and the Secretary-General of the Legislative Council Lin Zhijia (the second from the left in the front row) and others attended the meeting.

(Photo by reporter Liu Xinde)

[Reporter Su Yongyao/Taipei Report] In order to promote congressional diplomacy, the "Taiwan and New Zealand Parliamentary Friendship Association" and "Taiwan and the Nordic Friendship Taiwan (Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden)" promoted by DPP legislator Lin Chuyin Congress Fellowship", held its inaugural meeting this morning.

New Zealand's representative to Taiwan, Ma Jiabo, and Sweden's representative to Taiwan, Orreth, attended the meeting. Participants emphasized that New Zealand is located in the southern hemisphere. Although it is far away from the Nordic countries in the northern hemisphere, they, like Taiwan, are A society with democracy, freedom and human rights, these common values ​​bind everyone together.

Many legislators including Su Qiaohui, Qiu Yiying, He Zhiwei and Qiu Chenyuan attended the inaugural meeting this morning.

Lin Chuyin, who is the president of these two sorority associations, said that the two associations are one south and one north, although the distance is far, but like her past media status, the scope of handling news is also very large. She hopes that in the future, it will not only be political, but also cultural and economic. can have more communication.

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Ma Jiabo, New Zealand's representative to Taiwan, said in Chinese that both New Zealand and Taiwan are societies of democracy, freedom and human rights, and they are proud of the existence of democracy.

He also mentioned New Zealand's advanced experience in promoting women's suffrage and empowering aboriginal representation in the past, emphasizing New Zealand's continued adherence to democratic values.

Ma Jiabo also hopes that New Zealand and Taiwan will promote more cooperation and exchanges on the basis of the Taiwan-New Zealand Economic Cooperation Agreement that has been signed.

The newly appointed representative of Sweden in Taiwan, Oresi, said in his speech that although the Nordic countries are far away from New Zealand, they are all democratic countries. He also affirmed the importance of parliamentary diplomacy in promoting democracy. At most, including Sweden's new prime minister and new foreign minister also attach importance to relations with Taiwan.