Staff writer, with CNANew Taipei City and Jaluit Atoll in the Marshall Islands on Sunday inked a pact to establish sisterhood ties, with New Taipei City Mayor Hou You-yi (侯友宜), Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine and Jaluit Atoll Mayor Alington Robert signing a memorandum of understanding at New Taipei City Hall. Hou congratulated the Marshall Islands’ election as a member of the UN Human Rights Council, describing it as internationally recognized proof of the country’s contributions to human rights and democracy. He expressed hope that the two countries would continue to fight for human rights and democracy, and to achieve progress in combating climate change. Heine, accompanied by Marshall Islands Minister of Foreign Affairs John Silk and Marshall Islands Minister of Natural Resources and Commerce Dennis Momotaro, arrived in Taiwan on Thursday for a four-day visit. The Marshall Islands is one of Taiwan’s 15 diplomatic allies and one of four in the Pacific.

Source: Taipei Times October 28, 2019 15:56 UTC