Nauruan President Russ Kun has arrived in Taiwan on his first state visit to the island. The two sides will be strengthening bilateral cooperation in the areas of human resource training, telecommunications, coast guard affairs, port affairs, food safety, and climate change during the visit.
Russ Kun, President of Nauru: “This is my first time to be here in Taiwan and I look forward to the warm hospitality of the people of Taiwan. This short few days I'll be here, I'll be doing a lot of visits around Taiwan, and we, me and my delegation, truly look forward to it.”
Foreign Affairs Minister Joseph Wu personally welcomed the Nauruan delegation to Taiwan at the airport. Nauru and the Republic of China formally reestablished diplomatic relations in 2005. Kun assumed office six weeks ago following the island nation's general elections and his trip to Taiwan with Cabinet members so soon afterward is a sign of the strong and solid friendship between the two nations.
諾魯共和國總統昆洛斯說道：「這是我首度來到台灣，感謝台灣熱情接待。在這幾天的訪問，我將會造訪台灣各地，我與代表團都衷心對此充滿期待。」
外交部長吳釗燮親自接機，歡迎昆洛斯，台諾自2005年復交至今邁入第17年，諾魯在9月舉行國會大選，外交部表示，昆洛斯上任剛滿一個半月，就率領新政府閣員來訪，以具體行動支持兩國堅固友好邦誼。
