TSAI EXPRESSES DISCONTENT TO EURO PARLIAMENT MEMBERS |未收到ICAO邀請函 府院表強烈遺憾不滿

The Tsai administration has been facing difficulties in diplomatic efforts due to China's interference. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that Taiwan has not been invited by the International Civil Aviation Organization to its 39th Assembly. President Tsai Ing-wen and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have both protested, saying that ICAO is not a political organization. Its purpose is to protect flight safety and people's lives. Tsai said Taiwan should not be excluded from international organizations based on political factors, which is unfair to Taiwan. The International Civil Aviation Organization will hold its 39th Triennial Assembly in Canada on Sept. 27. However, Taiwan has not been invited due to China's intervention. President Tsai Ing-Wen expressed discontent when she met with visiting members of the European Parliament on Sept. 23, saying that ICAO's decision is not fair to Taiwan. ==TSAI ING-WEN, R.O.C. President== Taiwan has not received ICAO's invitation. We are very upset since this is extremely unfair to Taiwan. A country should not be stripped of its deserved rights because they do not accept certain undemocratic restraints. ICAO claimed that they decided not to invite Taiwan in keeping with the UN's one-China policy. The Mainland Affairs Council said it was regrettable that China has been trying to suppress Taiwan, and that China's actions have hurt the feelings of the Taiwanese people and are not conducive to cross-strait peace. Foreign Minister David Lee also expressed regret, stressing that flight safety is about protecting people's lives and should not be politicized. He said Taiwan will protest ICAO's decision. ==DAVID LEE, Minister of Foreign Affairs== We hope that this is an isolated occurrence. We will protest ICO's decision. Taiwan has no right to feel pessimistic when it comes to diplomacy. We have more work to do. We need to continue our efforts in other international efforts. Since APEC will be held in November, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is paying close attention to prevent any suppression coming from China and will adjust its strategy as the situation evolves. AIT issued a statement supporting Taiwan's participation in international organizations that do not require members to join as a state. The US also supports Taiwan's meaningful participation in international organizations whose members have to be states. TRANSLATED BY：CHRISTINA LIU 新政府上台，卻再傳台灣外交處境遭中方打壓，外交部確定今年沒有收到國際民航組織大會ICAO的邀請函，總統蔡英文和行政院以及外交部，都表達強烈遺憾與不滿，並認為ICAO不涉及政治，是攸關飛安與人民生命，蔡英文強調台灣不應被政治因素和政治框架限制，而排除於國際組織之外，這對台灣並不公平。 今年國際民航組織大會ICAO，27號將在加拿大登場，但因中方干擾，確定沒有發邀請函給台灣，壓縮台灣的國際空間，總統蔡英文今天在接見歐洲議會成員時，臉色凝重表達遺憾不滿，並批評ICAO對台灣不公平。 ==總統 蔡英文== 這次台灣沒有收到ICAO的邀請函 我們表達強烈的遺憾與不滿 這是對台灣極不公平的待遇 也不應該有人因為不接受 某些不民主的框架的限制 而被剝奪應有的權利 ICAO聲稱，為了遵守聯合國一中政策，才不發邀請函給台灣，陸委會則發出嚴正聲明，對中國大陸以政治框架為藉口，打壓台灣與會，不只令人遺憾與不滿，也傷害台灣人民情感，無益兩岸和平發展。外交部長李大維則是親上火線，除了表達不滿，也強調飛安無關政治不分顏色，更沒有理由凌駕人民生命，將會抗議ICAO的決定。 ==外交部長 李大維==　 我們也希望這是一個個案 抗議這些東西我們都會去做 在台灣辦外交 是沒有悲觀的權利 很多其他的國際組織 與其他重要的國際工作 需要我們繼續要面對 而11月即將登場的亞太經合會APEC，外交部表示已密切注意後續發展，為防範中方打壓，已有作戰計畫，會隨情勢變遷調整。美國在台協會AIT則發聲明，美國依其一中政策，支持台灣加入不需以國家資格入會的國際組織，對於需以國家資格入會的國際組織，支持台灣有意義參與。 記者 綜合報導