《TAIPEI TIMES》Council of Indigenous Peoples head visits Palau

Staff writer, with CNA

The Council of Indigenous Peoples minister is visiting Palau to attend a series of celebrations to mark the Pacific nation gaining its independence 30 years ago, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday.

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Serving as a special envoy of President William Lai （賴清德）, Ljaucu Zingrur is leading a delegation to the nation.

The delegation is also visiting to mark 25 years of diplomatic relations between Taiwan and Palau, the ministry said in a statement.

During Tuesday’s Independence Day ceremony held in the capital, Ngerulmud, Ljaucu joined delegates from 30 nations, including the US, Japan, Australia and New Zealand, to mark the anniversary.

Ljaucu on Sunday met with Palauan President Surangel Whipps Jr and presented a congratulatory letter from Lai, according to a social media post by Taiwan’s embassy in Palau.

The envoy also said that Taiwan and Palau share many cultural similarities in terms of their indigenous cultures and that visiting Palau is like a homecoming, the embassy post said.

In his address, Ljaucu said that he hoped Taiwan and Palau would further strengthen Austronesian cultural exchanges and that bilateral ties would last for many more years.

The envoy also met with Palauan House of Delegates Speaker Sabino Anastacio, Palauan Vice President Kerai Mariur and Palauan Minister of State Gustav Aitaro, among others.

The embassy said that Ljaucu led a 80-member delegation, the largest of any nation, demonstrating the deep friendship between Taiwan and Palau.

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