News releases
2002-06-03
Vice President Lu Attends a Banquet Held by the Italian Economic and Cultural Promotion Office in Taipei in Celebration of Italy's National Day
Taipei, June 3 (CNA) Vice President Annette Lu described Italy as a "decent country with international justice" at a banquet held by the Italian Economic and Cultural Promotion Office in Taipei in celebration of Italy's National Day. Lu said that the country was thinking independently when it allowed her to make a stopover despite Beijing's intimidation.
Lu received a warm welcome during her short stay in Rome on her way to Hungary for an annual meeting of the liberal international in late March.
Italy is Taiwan's fifth-largest trading partner. The Italian Parliament has 205 members who have joined a support-Taiwan group.
Given that the trade partnership between Taiwan and Italy has been booming in recent years, Lu suggested that both sides increase cooperation in the hi-tech and service industries.