Foreign Minister Joseph Wu delivered remarks at a summit on Wednesday (June 14) calling on democratic countries to unite and support Taiwan.
Czech President Peter Pavel delivered a keynote address at the 2023 European Values Summit organized by the Czech think tank, the European Values Center for Security Policies (EVC). Pavel stressed the importance of maintaining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait and ensuring Taiwan’s democracy and freedom, according to the Foreign Ministry.
Pavel stressed the importance for democratic countries to avoid dependence on China because its values are not compatible with democratic nations. He called on democratic countries to unite and support the status quo across the Taiwan Strait and not allow it to be changed unilaterally and coercively.
After Pavel, Wu took the stage and delivered a speech titled “One Theatre, One World, and One Vision.” He referred to major world events such as the war in Ukraine, warned of the threat posed to democratic countries by authoritarian expansion, and called on democratic countries to unite and support Taiwan.
In a tweet posted during the event, EVC director Jakub Janda wrote that this was the “first time in diplomatic history” that a NATO head of state publicly shared a room with a Taiwanese foreign minister in an official international event. Janda said the leaders at the summit were discussing the “threat from China,” noting that Reuters had described Wu’s visit as a “diplomatic breakthrough.”
According to CNA, this was the first time that the leader of a non-diplomatic European ally and a Taiwanese foreign minister “shared the same stage” at a public event. Wu was quoted by the news agency as saying it was “very moving” for Pavel to defend Taiwan in front of a Taiwanese diplomat and that it was an “unforgettable experience” during his tenure as foreign minister.
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