Slovak count’s visit to Taiwan inspires exhibitBy Tsai Yun-jung, Peng Wan-hsin and Kayleigh Madjar / Staff reporters, with staff writerTo commemorate 250 years since Count Moric Benovsky touched foot on Taiwan, the Slovak Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei and the Lanyang Museum are planning a special exhibition to begin in May next year. He stayed there for 16 days, establishing a “point of contact” between the two countries, the Yilan County Government said on Saturday. Dancers of the children’s folklore group Kornicka from Slovakia perform at the 2018 International Children’s Folklore & Folkgame Festival in Yilan County. Starting with dakujem, or “thank you” in Slovak, Tsai said that the mutual support of democracies creates a virtuous cycle. Many Central and Eastern European nations, including Slovakia and Lithuania — which last month also announced a donation of vaccines — share with Taiwan the experience of democratization, she said.

Source: Taipei Times July 18, 2021 16:00 UTC