Taipei, Nov. 11 (CNA) First Lady Wu Shu-jen of the Republic of China left for France tonight to receive the "2001 Freedom Award" to be bestowed on President Chen Shui-bian by the London-based Liberal International (LI).
The award presentation ceremony will be held Wednesday at Strasbourg, where the European Parliament is located.
The LI, an alliance of some 80 liberal political parties in about 60 countries, said earlier this year that President Chen would be honored for his contributions to Taiwan's democratization and his "solid record as a human rights activist."
President Chen sees First Lady off and expresses his gratitude to the LI for the award, calling it a recognition of Taiwan's achievement in promoting freedom and democratization.