Central News Agency
2010-09-02
Taipei, Sept. 2 (CNA) Taiwan reiterated Thursday that it is aiming to achieve “meaningful participation” in international organizations and it appealed for continued global support for its bid to join two such organizations, two weeks ahead of the United Nations’ annual General Assembly.
Deputy Foreign Minister Shen Ssu-tsun said at a news conference that the Taiwan government’s strategy remains steady as it seeks to participate in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Taiwan has secured the support of various countries and organizations since last year, when the government listed entry to the UNFCCC and ICAO among its goals, he said.
International support for Taiwan’s efforts in this direction has come from the European Parliament, the Australian Parliament, the United States Senate and 19 representatives of the U.S.
Congress, he said.
Taiwan will also ask its diplomatic allies to state its case in the 65th session of the U.N. General Assembly, which is scheduled to open Sept. 14 in New York City and at the 37th ICAO Assembly which will be held in Montreal, Canada from Sept. 28-Oct. 8, Shen said.
The allies will also make a similar effort at the U.N. Summit on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which will be held from Sept. 20-22, and the at ICAO Assembly, he said.
An appeal will be made for Taiwan to be included in these bodies as part of the global cooperative effort on various issues, he added. [FULL STORY]
