The president of Paraguay, the only South American country with official ties to Taiwan, has offered to act as a facilitator for countries that seek high-level interactions with Taipei, including the United States and Japan.
¡°I have told the U.S. president that if he ever wants to meet (Taiwanese) President Lai (Ching-te), he¡¯s more than welcome to do it in Paraguay,¡± the country¡¯s leader, Santiago Pena, told The Japan Times on Thursday.
¡°There are not many places in the world where you can bring together the president of Taiwan and the leaders of other nations that are our good friends,¡± Pena said in an exclusive interview following a summit with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in Tokyo a day earlier that saw Japan and Paraguay upgrade relations to a strategic partnership.
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