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President Tsai Ing-wen said June 13 that Taiwan is committed to cooperating closely with the Kingdom of Eswatini in deepening friendship and expanding exchanges for the benefit of the people.
 
Taiwan and Eswatini are working together in core areas such as energy, information security, public health and trade, Tsai said. This reflects a steady strengthening of the countries’ partnership in recent years, she added.
 
Tsai made the remarks while accepting the credentials of Promise Msibi, Eswatini’s new ambassador to the ROC (Taiwan), at the Presidential Office in Taipei City.
 
According to Tsai, she saw firsthand the results of collaborative projects between Taiwan and Eswatini during her April 2018 trip to the landlocked nation in Southern Africa for celebrations marking 50 years of bilateral relations. The visit of His Majesty King Mswati III to Taiwan a month later further underscored the robust nature of two-way ties, she said.
 
The two sides are also collaborating to great effect in combating COVID-19, Tsai said. Taiwan’s third biggest source of rubbing alcohol is Eswatini, and full support is given for boosting the Africa ally’s medical mask manufacturing capacity, she added.
 
Tsai also took the opportunity to thank Eswatini for its long-standing support of Taiwan’s participation in international organizations and events such as last month’s World Health Assembly. This backing is sincerely appreciated by the government and the people, she said.
 
In response, Msibi conveyed the greetings of the king and queen mother, as well as the government and people of Eswatini. He praised the significant accomplishments of Taiwan in fields like culture, economy, and science and technology, and pledged to take bilateral relations to new heights. (DL-E)
 
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