Office of the President Republic of China(Taiwan)

Following a meeting in Paris, France, the foreign ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) and the European Union high representative for foreign affairs and security policy issued a joint statement reaffirming the importance of maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, opposing any unilateral attempts to change the status quo by force or coercion, and expressing clear support for Taiwan’s meaningful participation in international organizations. In response, the Presidential Office sincerely welcomes the statement and extends its heartfelt gratitude.

Presidential Office Spokesperson Karen Kuo (郭雅慧) noted that peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait and the Indo-Pacific region are core issues that bear on global security and prosperity. She said that Taiwan is deeply grateful to France, the current holder of the G7 presidency, to all other G7 member states, and to the EU for continually demonstrating their concern for the situation in the Taiwan Strait, for facing the challenges that authoritarian expansion poses to regional security and freedom of navigation, and for affirming Taiwan’s substantive contributions to the international community. Spokesperson Kuo added that as a responsible member of the international community, Taiwan will continue working to enhance its self-defense capabilities and whole-of-society resilience, and will cooperate closely with like-minded international partners, including G7 member states, to defend the values of freedom, democracy, and respect for human rights; fulfill its international obligations; and ensure security, stability, and prosperous development in the Taiwan Strait and the Indo-Pacific region.