Czech Parliamentary Speaker Visits Legislative Yuan 艾達莫娃立院演說 獲頒國會一等榮譽獎章

Marketa Pekarova Adamova, the speaker of the Czech Republic's Chamber of Deputies, recently arrived in Taiwan and gave a speech at the Legislative Yuan on March 27.

Marketa Pekarova Adamova, the speaker of the Czech Republic's Chamber of Deputies, signed the guestbook and received a bouquet during a visit to the Legislative Yuan on March 28. She became the first female parliamentary speaker from a non-diplomatic ally to receive the first-class Medal of Honor for Parliamentary Diplomacy. Adamova's speech was titled "We are with you, please be with us" and she opened with a greeting in Chinese. 

Marketa Pekarova Adamova, Speaker, Chamber of Deputies, Czech Rep. Parliament: “Good morning, everyone. The Czech Republic and Taiwan's stories are interwoven together. Developing freedom and democracy is our responsibility.”

Adamova said this was the first visit by a Chamber of Deputies' speaker to Taiwan, and the welcome she received far exceeded her expectations. She said one of the deepest impressions so far was a visit to the National Center for Traditional Arts. The Czech Republic and Ukraine are separated by less than 400 kilometers, which is about the distance between Taipei and Kaohsiung. Adamova said her country is standing with Ukraine and also guarantees Taiwan that it will be by its side no matter the circumstance.

Marketa Pekarova Adamova, Speaker, Chamber of Deputies, Czech Rep. Parliament: “I'd like to take this opportunity to reassure the legislative colleagues and the Taiwanese people that we are with you and we will continue to be with you in all circumstances. Because you are with us, we are with you.”

You Si-kun, Legislative President: “Taiwan is very willing to be with the Czech Republic.”

Adamova also said the two countries' stories are interwoven and their responsibility is to develop democracy and freedom. The members of her delegation come from across the political spectrum and there are representatives from government and schools. Legislative President You Si-kun said Adamova's visit symbolizes the blooming and deepening of the bilateral friendship.

簽名留下紀念，收下致贈花束，捷克眾議院議長艾達莫娃以一身大紅裝，氣質出眾，28日率團到立法院，獲頒國會一等榮譽獎章，成為台灣史上第一位獲頒獎章的非邦交國家女議長，艾達莫娃也以「我們與你們同在，請你們也和我們同在」發表演講，用中文問好，展現親和力。

捷克眾議院議長艾達莫娃說：「大家早，我們捷克和台灣的故事，也是都交織在一起，發展自由和民主是我們的責任。」

艾達莫娃表示，這是捷克眾議院議長歷史首次訪問台灣，收到的接待遠遠超出期望，尤其，令人印象深刻之一的是拜訪宜蘭傳藝中心；針對俄烏戰爭延燒，捷克跟烏克蘭相距不到400公里，跟台北到高雄距離相同，艾達莫娃強調，捷克除了與烏克蘭站在一起，也向台灣保證，不論任何情況，都會與台灣同舟共濟。

捷克眾議院議長艾達莫娃說：「親愛的立法院同仁，親愛的台灣人民，在此我想向你們保證，我們現在與你們同在，我們將繼續和你們同在，在任何情況下，與你們同舟共濟，因為你們與我們同在，所以我們也和你們同在。」

立法院長游錫堃表示：「台灣堅定的願意與捷克同在。」

艾達莫娃強調，捷克跟台灣的故事交織在一起，發展民主自由是彼此的責任，這次訪問團由不同政治光譜組成，成員包含政府部門、學校單位、反對黨，落實對台灣的堅定支持，游錫堃表示，艾達莫娃這回訪台，象徵台捷兩國邦誼深化，開花結果。