Tsai welcomes Czech delegation in Facebook postLANDMARK VISIT: The president expressed the hope that the two nations would deepen cooperation on epidemic control, trade, tourism and investmentStaff writer, with CNAPresident Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) yesterday welcomed a delegation from the Czech Republic headed by Czech Senate Speaker Milos Vystrcil with an online message, saying that she looked forward to deepening cooperation with the European country. Tsai’s welcome to the 89-member delegation followed its arrival earlier in the day on a direct charter flight from Prague. The delegation, which includes eight Czech senators and Prague Mayor Zdenek Hrib, is to visit Taipei until Friday. Vystrcil, the second-highest-ranking official of the Czech Republic after the country’s president, is his nation’s highest-level official ever to visit Taiwan. However, Vystrcil said the Czech Republic would not bow to China’s objections, Reuters reported on Saturday.

Source: Taipei Times August 30, 2020 15:56 UTC