A joint statement released by Canadian and South Korean foreign and defense ministers voicing support for cross-strait peace and stability is deeply appreciated by the government and people, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The document was released Feb. 25 following the Canada-Republic of Korea Foreign and Defence (2+2) Ministerial Meeting in Ottawa. The participants were Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand and Minister of National Defence David McGuinty and their South Korean counterparts Cho Hyun and Ahn Gyu-back.
According to the statement, the two countries oppose any unilateral actions that seek to alter the cross-strait status quo. They also emphasize the importance of maintaining peace, security, stability and freedom of navigation and overflight in and above the South China Sea, consistent with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, it said.
The meeting is the second 2+2 ministerial talk held by Canada and South Korea, the MOFA said Feb. 26, adding that it showed the two countries’ strong consensus on safeguarding cross-strait peace and stability and a free and open Indo-Pacific, as well as demonstrating the effectiveness of the Canada-Korea Comprehensive Strategic Partnership released in July 2024.
The MOFA issued another statement Feb. 27 to thank Benjamin Haddad, minister delegate for Europe under France’s Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, for reaffirming France’s support of freedom of navigation in the Taiwan Strait.
In response to questions from Brigitte Devésa, deputy chair of the French Senate’s Taiwan Friendship Group, Haddad said France had already conducted joint patrols with the U.K. and the U.S. navies in the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea. He added that France will continue to cooperate with other European partners to prioritize Indo-Pacific peace and security.
Devésa further noted that a crisis in the strait is likely to severely impact the European economy, urging the French government and the EU to assist Taiwan in countering China’s imperialism.
Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung said in response that France is Taiwan’s partner and the two countries share the universal values of democracy, freedom and the rule of law. Taiwan will continue to work closely with democracies like France to safeguard cross-strait peace, protect the rules-based international order and promote Indo-Pacific and global security and prosperity, he added. (YCH-E)
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The document was released Feb. 25 following the Canada-Republic of Korea Foreign and Defence (2+2) Ministerial Meeting in Ottawa. The participants were Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand and Minister of National Defence David McGuinty and their South Korean counterparts Cho Hyun and Ahn Gyu-back.
According to the statement, the two countries oppose any unilateral actions that seek to alter the cross-strait status quo. They also emphasize the importance of maintaining peace, security, stability and freedom of navigation and overflight in and above the South China Sea, consistent with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, it said.
The meeting is the second 2+2 ministerial talk held by Canada and South Korea, the MOFA said Feb. 26, adding that it showed the two countries’ strong consensus on safeguarding cross-strait peace and stability and a free and open Indo-Pacific, as well as demonstrating the effectiveness of the Canada-Korea Comprehensive Strategic Partnership released in July 2024.
The MOFA issued another statement Feb. 27 to thank Benjamin Haddad, minister delegate for Europe under France’s Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, for reaffirming France’s support of freedom of navigation in the Taiwan Strait.
In response to questions from Brigitte Devésa, deputy chair of the French Senate’s Taiwan Friendship Group, Haddad said France had already conducted joint patrols with the U.K. and the U.S. navies in the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea. He added that France will continue to cooperate with other European partners to prioritize Indo-Pacific peace and security.
Devésa further noted that a crisis in the strait is likely to severely impact the European economy, urging the French government and the EU to assist Taiwan in countering China’s imperialism.
Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung said in response that France is Taiwan’s partner and the two countries share the universal values of democracy, freedom and the rule of law. Taiwan will continue to work closely with democracies like France to safeguard cross-strait peace, protect the rules-based international order and promote Indo-Pacific and global security and prosperity, he added. (YCH-E)
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