Visiting Spanish lawmaker delegation hopes to promote ties: MOFAStaff writer, with CNAA group of visiting Spanish lawmakers yesterday called for the promotion of closer bilateral relations with Taiwan, during a meeting with Deputy Foreign Minister François Wu (吳志中), according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA). Led by Mikel Legarda Uriarte, the six-member cross-party delegation is visiting Taiwan from Tuesday through Saturday, the ministry said in a press release. Deputy Foreign Minister François Wu, front right, greets Spanish lawmaker Mikel Legarda Uriarte, front left, at a luncheon in Taipei yesterday. The Spanish delegation includes lawmakers Cristina Valido García, Nerea Ahedo Ceza, and Idoia Sagastizabal, and it is the second such group from Spain to visit Taiwan since January 2023, MOFA said. While in Taiwan, the delegation is scheduled to meet with Deputy Legislative Speaker Johnny Chiang (江啟臣) and National Security Council Deputy Secretary-General Lin Fei-fan (林飛帆), MOFA said.

Source: Taipei Times March 12, 2026 09:15 UTC