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No. 173 
May 30, 2011

At the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China (Taiwan), Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of the United Kingdom Nigel Evans will lead a 12-member parliamentary delegation to Taiwan from May 30 to June 5, 2011. 

The delegation will call on ROC President Ma Ying-jeou, Legislative Yuan President Wang Jyng-ping, Minister of Foreign Affairs Timothy C.T. Yang, Minister of the Mainland Affairs Council Lai Shin-yuan, Vice Minister of National Defense Yang Nien-dzu, and Deputy Minister of the Council for Economic Planning and Development San Gee. To welcome the delegation, Legislative Yuan President Wang Jyng-ping and Minister of Foreign Affairs Timothy C.T. Yang each will host a luncheon in their honour. The delegation also will visit the National Palace Museum, Taipei 101, National Chiang Kai-shek Cultural Center, King Car Yuan-Shan Whisky Distillery, Center for Traditional Arts, among other cultural sites. 

This trip marks the first to Taiwan for nine members of the delegation, which consists of representatives of different political parties, primarily from the House of Commons. This trip aims to give the delegation a better understanding of Taiwan’s most recent political and economic developments, and to enhance parliamentary exchanges between the two countries. (E)