TAIWAN AND SALVADOR EMPHASIZE ECONOMIC AND TRADE RELATIONS|台薩元首會談 達擴大深化經貿關係共識

President Tsai Ing-wen is currently in transit in San Francisco on her way home. Yesterday she visited El Salvador and met with President Salvador Sanchez Ceren. They agreed that in the future the two countries would strengthen and develop trade relations, and look for a commercial model to assist diplomatic allies in establishing basic infrastructure. Regarding Nigeria's demand for the ROC to move the representative office, Tsai aimed at China, saying putting on this sort of pressure did nothing to contribute to cross-strait stability. Salvadorean President Salvador Sanchez Ceren welcomed President Tsai Ing-wen at the presidential office for their meeting. Both sides feel they should strengthen and develop mutual trade relations. ==PRESIDENT SALVADOR SANCHEZ CEREN El Salvador== Both countries are objective about developing potential trade , we also hope in the future that we can use free trade agreements more beneficially. This type of tool will benefit both our countries' economic development. ==TSAI ING-WEN ROC President== We continue to be committed to cooperation between the two governments and our people, and to promote bilateral economic and trade investment, so that the people of our two countries share the fruits of mutual assistance and reciprocity. Talking to media, President Tsai also called on China to desist putting pressure on the ROC as it is doing in Nigeria. ==TSAI ING-WEN ROC President== I have also noted how recently China has made some moves and I think these have no benefit to cross strait relations . The Chinese authorities should sti down and think about how effective that sort of policy is. As to the unclear state of Taiwan US relations after President elect Donald Trump takes power, some are worried that Taiwan is seen as a bargaining chip, but Tsai stressed that Taiwan is not a small country, and is capable of dealing with international relations, and the most important principle is to put Taiwan's interests first. TRANSLATED BY：CLARE LEAR 總統蔡英文，出訪薩爾瓦多，和總統、桑契斯會談，達成共識，未來，要強化兩國經貿關係和發展，也強調，將找尋可行的「商業模式」，來協助友邦基礎建設。而對於奈及利亞，迎合中國，要求我方，遷移辦事處的狀況，蔡英文，也向中國大陸喊話，強調「打壓」動作，無助於兩岸和平。 薩爾瓦多總統桑契斯在總統府歡迎我國總統蔡英文到訪，兩人隨後舉行雙邊會談，兩人都認為應該擴大並深化兩國經貿關係。 ==薩爾瓦多總統 桑契斯== 兩國在發展貿易的潛力 可以說是相當可觀 那同時我們也希望未來 能夠更善加利用 自由貿易協定 這樣的一個工具 來繼續的嘉惠 我們兩國人民的發展 以及經濟的成長 ==總統 蔡英文== 我們將繼續致力於 兩國的政府和民間的合作交流 並且推動雙邊的經貿投資 讓兩國人民共享 互助互惠的成果 但就在蔡總統出訪期間，奈及利亞迎合中國大陸一中原則，逼迫我駐奈辦事處遷離奈國首都阿布加，中國大陸開始向我非邦交國下手，蔡英文也向陸方喊話，這無益兩岸和平。 ==總統 蔡英文== 我也注意到近來 中國大陸是有一些動作 但是我覺得這個動作 真的 對兩岸關係沒有助益 中國大陸當局應該坐下來想一想 他們現在的策略 究竟有多少的效益 至於台美關係在美國準總統川普上任後，仍有不確定性，傳出台灣被當成籌碼，不過蔡英文強調，台灣不算小國，也有能力處理周邊關係，而且最重要的原則就是台灣利益優先。 記者 張志雄 林志堅 薩爾瓦多報導