Nicaragua Reaffirms
Ties to Taiwan
Nicaragua reaffirmed its
diplomatic loyalty to
Taiwan yesterday,
denouncing Costa Rica
for switching
recognition to Beijing
and urging the
international community
to re-examine UN
Resolution 2758 - the
resolution recently
cited by the UN
Secretariat as a basis
for excluding Taiwan
from the world body.
Nicaraguan Vice
President Jaime Morales
Carazo told the second
convention of the
Democratic Pacific Union
(DPU) in Taipei
yesterday morning that
Nicaraguan President
Daniel Ortega had asked
him to convey to the
gathering that
Nicaraguan-Taiwan
relations were
steadfast.
Morales said that Taiwan
was a role model for
many countries and it
did not make sense for
such a "diligent,
creative and
cooperative" country to
be barred from the UN.
Morales called on the
international community
to re-examine Resolution
2758 in the wake of UN
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's
claim that the
resolution states that
Taiwan is part of China.
Morales expressed regret
over Costa Rica
switching its diplomatic
recognition to China.
"We do not agree with
such action," he said.
"You cannot be too
business-minded and let
outside political forces
decide who should be
your ally or foe."
Another keynote speaker,
Palauan Vice President
Elias Camsek Chin, said
that it was time for the
world to recognize
Taiwan for its success
as a nation and that the
nation's membership in
the UN and WHO is
undeniable.
"Taiwan has provided
many of us the tools
necessary to succeed and
Taiwan has shown
leadership necessary of
world leaders," he said.
"Now it is time for the
world to give Taiwan the
opportunity it deserves
... Taiwan is Palau's
closest friend and we
intend to repay that
friendship with our
passion. I call upon
this organization's
members and neighboring
countries to join us in
this effort," he said. |
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