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Friday, December 7, 2007
President Alhaji Dr Yahya Jammeh and President Chen Shui-bian have exchanged gifts during a meeting at the Presidential Office in Taipei, according to reports monitored from Taipei Times.
President Jammeh has pledged allegiance to the "Republic of Taiwan" during a military honour guard ceremony held to welcome him to Taipei on Wednesday.
This is Jammeh's seventh visit to Taiwan, his fifth as head of state. He said the hospitality extended to him and his delegation was a clear reflection of genuine friendship between the two countries.
"Taiwan is like our home, a home from home," he said. "[My visit] is another clear indication of the excellent bonds of friendship and cooperation that have been the hallmark of our relations."
Jammeh said he was convinced that the strong ties between The Gambia and Taiwan are based on common values, shared interests and sentiments of human solidarity and mutually beneficial cooperation.
Saying he was deeply frustrated by the UN's continued rejection of Taiwan's application to become a member of the world body, Jammeh said that the UN's move was a gross violation of the basic principles of universality, equity and justice.
"There is no justification, therefore, for the continued sidelining of Taiwan in the United Nations," he said. "As a result, we will never relent in our efforts to press the legitimate case of your great country to ensure that the UN General Assembly Resolution 2758 is reviewed and the Republic of Taiwan is admitted into the United Nations as a full-fledged member."
During a meeting inside the Presidential Office after the honor guard ceremony, President Chen Shui-bian told his Gambian counterpart that he was touched by his remarks and hoped that the Gambian leader could visit Taiwan every year.
Chen said his association with Gambia went back many years. Taipei and Banjul became sister cities in 1997 when he was Taipei mayor and Gambia is the first African country he visited after he took office in 2000.
Chen held a state banquet for President Jammeh at Taipei 101 last night and accompanied him on a trip to Taichung yesterday on the high-speed rail.
President Jammeh has pledged allegiance to the "Republic of Taiwan" during a military honour guard ceremony held to welcome him to Taipei on Wednesday.
This is Jammeh's seventh visit to Taiwan, his fifth as head of state. He said the hospitality extended to him and his delegation was a clear reflection of genuine friendship between the two countries.
"Taiwan is like our home, a home from home," he said. "[My visit] is another clear indication of the excellent bonds of friendship and cooperation that have been the hallmark of our relations."
Jammeh said he was convinced that the strong ties between The Gambia and Taiwan are based on common values, shared interests and sentiments of human solidarity and mutually beneficial cooperation.
Saying he was deeply frustrated by the UN's continued rejection of Taiwan's application to become a member of the world body, Jammeh said that the UN's move was a gross violation of the basic principles of universality, equity and justice.
"There is no justification, therefore, for the continued sidelining of Taiwan in the United Nations," he said. "As a result, we will never relent in our efforts to press the legitimate case of your great country to ensure that the UN General Assembly Resolution 2758 is reviewed and the Republic of Taiwan is admitted into the United Nations as a full-fledged member."
During a meeting inside the Presidential Office after the honor guard ceremony, President Chen Shui-bian told his Gambian counterpart that he was touched by his remarks and hoped that the Gambian leader could visit Taiwan every year.
Chen said his association with Gambia went back many years. Taipei and Banjul became sister cities in 1997 when he was Taipei mayor and Gambia is the first African country he visited after he took office in 2000.
Chen held a state banquet for President Jammeh at Taipei 101 last night and accompanied him on a trip to Taichung yesterday on the high-speed rail.
Author: by Ebrima Jaw Manneh
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