Anna Fotyga, a member of the European Parliament and former Polish foreign minister, arrived in Taipei Thursday for a four-day visit, Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said in a statement.
Fotyga, who sits on the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, will visit the European Economic and Trade Office, the Ministry of Economic Affairs, and the Mainland Affairs Council, Taiwan’s top government agency handling cross-strait affairs, according to the statement.
The statement added that Fotyga would also attend a banquet hosted by Deputy Foreign Minister Tsai Ming-yen (???), who served as Taiwan’s representative to the EU and Belgium from July 2020 to October 2022.
MOFA said that Fotyga would meet with Taiwanese officials to discuss the situation in the Taiwan Strait, China’s multifaceted threats, the security of the Indo-Pacific, Taiwan-EU relations, and economic cooperation between Taiwan and Poland.
The Dec. 15-18 visit by Fotyga and her two staff members serves as “a strong vote of confidence in Taiwan as a vital Indo-Pacific partner of the EU,” MOFA said on Twitter.
Fotyga has long supported Taiwan’s democracy and voiced concern over China’s military threat against the country, MOFA said in the statement, while expressing hope that the parliamentarian’s visit would further bolster cooperation and links between Taiwan and the EU.
Source: Focus Taiwan News Channel