On the 20th, the president of Honduras, a friendly country of our country that intends to establish diplomatic relations with China, met with Chris Dodd, the special envoy of the US President.

(The picture is taken from the Honduras government Twitter)

[Reporter Lu Yixuan/Taipei Report] On the 20th, the president of Honduras, a friend of our country who intends to establish diplomatic relations with China, met with Chris Dodd, the special envoy of the US president.

The Hongguo Presidential Palace stated that the two sides held important talks to discuss issues of common concern.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated today that the diplomatic relations between Taiwan and Hongguo are still in the stage of hard work.

After Kawchu announced on Twitter on the 14th that he had instructed to seek the establishment of diplomatic relations with China, the U.S. State Department immediately dispatched Chris Dodd, the special adviser to the president in charge of American affairs and a friend of U.S. President Joe Biden, on the 17th. The visit to Panama and Honduras until the 21st is regarded as the United States' actions to stabilize my country's diplomatic relations.

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The Presidential Palace of Honduras released today the meeting information between Catuchu and Todd.

Honduran Foreign Minister Eduardo Reina, Héctor Zelaya, Confidential Secretary of the President of Honduras, and US Ambassador to Honduras Laura Farnsworth Dogu accompanied the meeting.

The Honduran presidential palace stated that the two sides held important talks to discuss issues of common concern.

But did not talk about the details.

After Hongguo released the news of the establishment of diplomatic relations with China, Reuters quoted sources on the 18th as saying that Honduras and China have not officially signed an agreement on the establishment of diplomatic relations, and the United States is trying to prevent Hongguo from implementing the plan to establish diplomatic relations with China.

However, according to local media reports, Hongguo also continued to interact with China.

Reina said that on the day that Cawchu announced the instruction, he had contacted Tang Heng, the Chinese ambassador to Costa Rica, and was still waiting for further consultations. .

In addition, Rixi Moncada, Minister of Finance of Honduras, stated on March 19 that, according to the instructions of Cafouchu, he had sideline meetings with Zhang Qingsong, deputy governor of the People's Bank of China, and Wei Qiang, the Chinese ambassador to Panama, at the IDB annual meeting. Meet and learn about Chinese funding projects for private institutions in Honduras.

In response to the current situation of diplomatic relations between Honduras and my country, Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Yongjian pointed out today that the diplomatic relations between Taiwan and Hong Kong are still in the stage of hard work.

Liu Yongjian also said that the US executive branch and more than 20 federal senators and representatives have recently expressed their support for Honduras to maintain its friendship with Taiwan. Taiwan, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent also publicly expressed their support for Taiwan and reiterated their solid friendship with my country.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its sincere thanks to the governments of allies for supporting Taiwan at this important moment, and emphasized again that the communication between my country and the Hongguo government has never been interrupted. competition.

On the 20th, the president of Honduras, a friendly country of our country that intends to establish diplomatic relations with China, met with Chris Dodd, the special envoy of the US President.

(The picture is taken from the Honduras government Twitter)