No invitation to Asfura’s inauguration: ministryALLEGIANCE: Taiwan and Honduras do not have diplomatic relations, although the president-elect said he intended to restore official ties, a MOFA official saidBy Lee I-chia / Staff reporterTaiwan has not been invited to attend Honduran president-elect Nasry Asfura’s inauguration, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said yesterday, in response to questions about whether Taiwan would send officials to attend. Honduras severed diplomatic ties with Taiwan in 2023, ending an 82-year relationship, and later established ties with China. However, during Honduras’ presidential election last year, two candidates — including Asfura — announced their intention to restore diplomatic relations with Taiwan if they were elected. Department of Latin American and Caribbean Affairs Deputy Director-General Lu Chao-jui speaks at a news conference in Taipei yesterday. In other news, Lu said Paraguayan Minister of Health Maria Teresa Baran is to visit Taiwan from Monday next week.

Source: Taipei Times January 20, 2026 16:39 UTC