Department of European Affairs Deputy Director-GeneralKendra Chen attends a news conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Taipei yesterday. Department of European Affairs Deputy Director-General Kendra Chen (陳詠韶) told an online news briefing yesterday that the ministry has twice urged the office to ensure that the divers can enter Cyprus and participate in the competition. “The case is pertinent to national dignity and people’s rights,” and the ministry would do its best to ensure the divers join the competition, she said. The divers are communicating with the ministry in the hope that they can enter Cyprus and join the competition, he said. To ensure that the divers can enter Cyprus, the association might suggest that they identify as coming from China and undergo PCR testing before their flight, he said.

Source: Taipei Times August 10, 2021 16:04 UTC