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Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Sustainable Development and Culture, the Honourable Carlos James and Minister of Urban Development, Sea Ports, Local Government and Grenadine Affairs, Senator the Honourable Benarva Browne, are part of a delegation from four Latin American and Caribbean ‘Formosa Club’ countries, on an official visit to Taiwan.

The delegation is attending several engagements with government officials while in the South East Asian country. They were welcomed by President of the Legislative Yaun, Yu Shyi-kun and Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Remus Li-Kuo Chen.

As part of the official visit the delegation met with Secretary-General of the Taiwan International Cooperation and Development Fund (Tawian-ICDF), Dr. Charles Li, where discussions were held on several cooperative projects promoted by the Tawian-ICDF in the areas of environmental sustainability, agriculture, public health, information communication technology and small and medium-sized enterprises.

According to Minister James, the meetings were fruitful and engaging as discussions were held on several existing and new areas of cooperation relative to developmental projects in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and the Caribbean region.

Over 818 students from the English-speaking Caribbean region have participated in the ICDF international training and over 754 students have received scholarships to attend universities and research institutes in Taiwan.

The Taiwan-ICDF is dedicated to boosting socio-economic development, enhancing human resources and promoting economic relations with developing partner countries. The ICDF projects are designed to address the strategic development goals of partner countries, employing the right combination of capital and technical cooperation.

SOURCE: Agency For Public Information