[Central News Agency] The New Zealand Parliament has established a cross-party Taiwan Friendship Group, and 22 cross-party MPs have responded to join.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its gratitude and congratulations to New Zealand. Ambassador Ou Jiangan said that the Taiwan Friendship Group opened a new page in the history of Taiwan and New Zealand, and also called on the New Zealand Congress to support Taiwan's accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a press release today stating that the "All-Party Parliamentary Group on Taiwan" (All-Party Parliamentary Group on Taiwan) was initiated by members of the New Zealand Parliament for the first time. General Assembly.

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs pointed out that in the early days of the group’s establishment, 22 cross-party MPs responded to join, including major political parties such as the New Zealand Labor Party, the National Party, the Green Party and the Action Party.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that in order to express congratulations, the Taiwan government arranged for Foreign Minister Wu Zhaoxie and the President of the "Taiwan-New Zealand Parliamentary Friendship Association" of the Legislative Yuan and Lin Chuyin, a legislator of the Democratic Progressive Party, to pay tribute to the pre-recorded video. Ambassador Ou Jiangan in New Zealand was also invited to deliver a speech .

National Party member Simon O'Connor (Simon O'Connor) said in a speech that he welcomes cross-party members to join the ranks of supporting Taiwan; the ruling Labor Party member Li Rui (Ingrid Leary, another translation: Leary) also said that Taiwan and New Zealand have close economic and trade exchanges and The two sides share the values ​​of democracy, freedom, and human rights, and hope that the Friendship Taiwan Group will deepen the exchanges between the two sides.

In his speech, Ou Jiangan said that the establishment of the Taiwan Friendship Group opened a new page in the history of Taiwan and New Zealand, and called on the New Zealand Congress to support Taiwan's participation in the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and participation in international organizations such as the World Health Organization (WHO).

Foreign Minister Wu Zhaoxie emphasized in the video that the establishment of the New Zealand Parliamentary Friendship Group with Taiwan is a milestone for Taiwan-New Zealand relations. The establishment of the Taiwan-New Zealand Economic and Trade Cooperation Agreement is of special significance on the 10th anniversary of the Taiwan-New Zealand Economic and Trade Cooperation Agreement. Agreement" (IPETCA) founding member, looking forward to comprehensively deepen the exchanges between the two sides.

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