Ma’s title changed by forum again by ‘malicious forces’Staff Writer, with CNAA Greek forum was allegedly urged by outside forces to repeatedly downplay the designation of former president Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) on its Web site, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said yesterday. The Delphi Economic Forum, which began on Wednesday in the Greek city of Delphi and ends today, was pressured by “malicious” forces to change Ma’s title in its online materials several times over the past few days, the ministry said. The Delphi forum on Friday last week changed Ma’s title from “former president of Taipei” to “former president of Taiwan” following calls from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ma’s office about the error. Ma’s title was later revised to “Former Leader of Taipei” until it was changed again to its current wording. Ma had participated in the forum’s opening ceremony and in closed-door dinners over the past two days, and his allocated seats were labeled “President Ma,” the statement said.
