Ties with Honduras could improve, foreign minister saysBy Huang Ching-hsuan and Fion Khan / Staff reporter, with staff writerThere could be significant progress in ties between Taiwan and Honduras following the inauguration of Honduran president-elect Nasry Asfura next week, Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) said today. Taiwan has not been invited to attend Asfura’s inauguration, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday. Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung, right, speaks during a radio interview in Taipei today. Honduras severed diplomatic ties with Taiwan in 2023, ending an 82-year relationship, and later established ties with China. Transiting through the US is a natural arrangement given Taiwan’s many diplomatic allies in Latin America, he said.

Source: Taipei Times January 22, 2026 07:15 UTC