Tuvalu Minister of Transport, Energy, Communications and Innovation Leads Delegation to Taiwan to Deepen Partnership
Tuvalu's Minister of Transport, Energy, Communications and Innovation, Simon Kofe, is visiting Taiwan to meet with relevant ministries. The visit aims to deepen the partnership in digital and communications fields, discussing cooperation such as the Vaka submarine cable project.
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(Central News Agency Reporter Yang Yao-ju, Taipei, 10th) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that Tuvalu's Minister of Transport, Energy, Communications and Innovation, Simon Kofe, led a delegation to Taiwan today. During their visit, they will call on relevant ministries and agencies, hoping to further deepen the partnership between the two countries in the digital and communications fields.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a press release this afternoon stating that Tuvalu's Minister of Transport, Energy, Communications and Innovation, Simon Kofe, and his wife, were invited by the government to lead a delegation to Taiwan from the 10th to the 14th. The delegation comprises four members, including Tuvalu Telecom General Manager Tenanoia Veronica Simona, and Deputy Undersecretary of the Ministry of Transport, Energy, Communications and Innovation, Lauti Wayne Ako (also translated as Ako). The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its sincere welcome.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs explained that this visit marks Kofe's third trip to Taiwan. During the visit, he will mainly call on relevant Taiwanese ministries, agencies, and enterprises to engage in in-depth discussions on issues such as information and communication technology, digital governance and resilience, as well as energy development and security, and will be hosted at a banquet by Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Wu (Lin Chia-lung).
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that in March this year, Minister Joseph Wu (Lin Chia-lung) was invited to lead a delegation to Tuvalu as a special envoy of the President. During that visit, he and Tuvalu Prime Minister Feleti Teo, Minister Kofe, and others had in-depth discussions on Taiwan's participation and support for the Vaka submarine cable project, as well as cooperation between the two sides in digital resilience and trusted networks. During Kofe's current visit to Taiwan, both sides will continue to exchange views on related cooperation issues to further deepen the partnership between the two countries in the digital and communications fields.
(Central News Agency Reporter Yang Yao-ju, Taipei, 10th) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that Tuvalu's Minister of Transport, Energy, Communications and Innovation, Simon Kofe, led a delegation to Taiwan today. During their visit, they will call on relevant ministries and agencies, hoping to further deepen the partnership between the two countries in the digital and communications fields.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a press release this afternoon stating that Tuvalu's Minister of Transport, Energy, Communications and Innovation, Simon Kofe, and his wife, were invited by the government to lead a delegation to Taiwan from the 10th to the 14th. The delegation comprises four members, including Tuvalu Telecom General Manager Tenanoia Veronica Simona, and Deputy Undersecretary of the Ministry of Transport, Energy, Communications and Innovation, Lauti Wayne Ako (also translated as Ako). The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its sincere welcome.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs explained that this visit marks Kofe's third trip to Taiwan. During the visit, he will mainly call on relevant Taiwanese ministries, agencies, and enterprises to engage in in-depth discussions on issues such as information and communication technology, digital governance and resilience, as well as energy development and security, and will be hosted at a banquet by Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Wu (Lin Chia-lung).
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that in March this year, Minister Joseph Wu (Lin Chia-lung) was invited to lead a delegation to Tuvalu as a special envoy of the President. During that visit, he and Tuvalu Prime Minister Feleti Teo, Minister Kofe, and others had in-depth discussions on Taiwan's participation and support for the Vaka submarine cable project, as well as cooperation between the two sides in digital resilience and trusted networks. During Kofe's current visit to Taiwan, both sides will continue to exchange views on related cooperation issues to further deepen the partnership between the two countries in the digital and communications fields.