• 發布日期：2011-04-27
• 發布單位：Bureau Of Consular Affairs
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No. 133 
2011/04/26

At the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China (Taiwan), Parliamentarian Klaus-Peter Willsch, Chair of the Germany-Taiwan Parliamentary Friendship Group, leads a five-member delegation to Taiwan from April 26 to 30, 2011. Two other members of the Group is joining Chair Willsch: Parliamentarian Joachim Hoerster and Parliamentarian Uwe Schummer. All three of them belong to the German Christian Democratic Party. The rest of the delegation consists of the Chair’s spouse, Mrs. Annette Willsch, and assistant, Mr. Christian Raap. 

The delegation will call on Minister of Foreign Affairs Timothy C.T. Yang, Minister of the Environmental Protection Administration Shu-hung Shen, Vice Minister of Economic Affairs Jung-Chiou Hwang, Secretary General of the Mainland Affairs Council Shu-Ti Chang, among others. Legislative Yuan Vice President Yung-Chuan Tseng and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Lyushun Shen will respectively host luncheons in the delegation’s honor. In addition, arrangements have been made for the delegation to visit the Council for Economic Planning and Development, Government Information Office, Hsinchu Science Park, National Palace Museum, AU Optronics Corporation, Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation, Tzuchi Foundation, Taroko National Park, and other cultural and economic establishments.

Chair Willsch, who has been serving the position of Chair of the Germany-Taiwan Parliamentary Friendship Group since February 2010, plays an active role in his party and the Budget Committee of the German Parliament. Parliamentarians Hoerster and Schummer belong to the Committee for Foreign Affairs and the Committee for Education and Research, respectively. Mrs. Annette Willsch is a publisher and Editor-in-Chief of the monthly magazine Rheingau-Taunus.

Except for Parliamentarian Hoerster, this trip is the first for the members of the delegation. During their visit, the delegation members aim to obtain a better understanding of Taiwan’s most recent political, economic and cultural developments. With such knowledge, they will be able to further promote the substantive relations between Taiwan and Germany. (E)