Miguel Li-Jey Tsao, Deputy Foreign Minister of Taiwan (Republic of China) confirmed that Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen, at the head of a delegation including David Lee, Secretary General of the Council Minister of Foreign Affairs, Wu Hsin-hsing, Minister of the Overseas Communities, as well as other ministers and deputy ministers, deputies and business leaders, will be touring the Caribbean from 11 to 22 July.

During this tour she will visit her diplomatic allies : Haiti, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia. In and out, President Tsai Ing-wen and her delegation will stop over in the United States.

The purpose of this tour is to demonstrate the importance of Taiwan to its Caribbean allies and to strengthen ties of friendship with all those free and democratic countries that share the same views as Taiwan, said Li-Jey Tsao.

On 13 July, President Tsai Ing-wen will be welcomed in Haiti by her counterpart, President Jovenel Moïse. She will be the first Head of State to shake hands with President Jovenel Moïse in Haiti. During her quick visit of a few hours, she will inaugurate with her counterpart an exhibition of products from Taiwan. She will highlight the "assured diplomacy" led by its government, based on the principle of mutual aid for mutual benefits, with the aim of helping Taiwan's allies to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) promoted by the United Nations.

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