Vice President William Lai, front right, shakes hands with Japanese Liberal Democratic Party Youth Division director Norikazu Suzuki, center, at the Presidential Office in Taipei yesterday. The relationship between Taiwan and Japan is “a true friendship” based on universal values such as democracy and human rights, Suzuki said. Photo: Lai Hsiao-tung, Taipei TimesThe Youth Division constantly thinks about what actions it can take to promote peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region, he added. The delegation also met with New Taipei City Mayor Hou You-yi (侯友宜), the Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) presidential candidate, at the New Taipei City Central Emergency Operations Center yesterday. The city established its Youth Department last year and hopes to engage in more exchanges with the LDP Youth Division, Hou said.
