President Lai's Trip Hindered: German Institute Taipei Voices Support for Taiwan

(CNA Reporter Wu Shu-wei, Taipei, 24th) President Lai Ching-te's planned trip to Eswatini on the 22nd has been temporarily postponed after Seychelles, Mauritius, and Madagascar suddenly canceled the special flight's overflight permissions. The German Institute Taipei noted in the evening that it highly values the maintenance of safe, orderly, and predictable civil aviation operations under the framework of the "Chicago Convention."

Following a statement issued by the French Office in Taipei via its official Facebook fan page, the German Institute Taipei also published a post on its Facebook page in the evening.

Regarding the revocation of the overflight permissions for President Lai's special flight, the German Institute Taipei reiterated that all decisions related to airspace management should be based on safety and stability.

The German Institute Taipei stated that overflight rights are a fundamental principle of international civil aviation, and it highly values the maintenance of safe, orderly, and predictable civil aviation operations under the framework of the "Chicago Convention." (Editor: Su Long-chi) 1150424

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