Taiwan, Czech Republic Sign Memorandums 台捷簽合作備忘錄 與立院簽友好合作聲明

Marketa Pekarova Adamova, the speaker of the Czech Republic's Chamber of Deputies, arrived in Taiwan with a delegation several days ago for a visit. She visited the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on March 29, the last day of her visit, where bilateral memorandums of understanding were signed.

Czech Chamber of Deputies Speaker Marketa Pekarova Adamova and Foreign Affairs Minister Joseph Wu watched as numerous memorandums of understanding are signed. This was a milestone in the relationship between Taiwan and the Czech Republic.

Joseph Wu, Foreign Affairs Minister: “The speaker's visit to Taiwan has added rich results to Taiwan-Czech exchanges. The two sides are signing three memorandums of understanding, including one for mutual museum exhibitions. They will also show the seven cooperation achievements reached between industry and academia in medical materials, research, and other fields during the past few days.”

The memorandums cover cooperation in culture, education and research, national security, medical treatment, and information security, and show that the determination for bilateral cooperation has deepened. Adamova said this trip has produced rich results and she will continue to defend the two sides' common values.

Marketa Pekarova Adamova, Speaker, Chamber of Deputies, Czech Rep. Parliament: “Although this trip to Taiwan, or what we call our mission to Taiwan, has been fruitful, the battle to support universal values such as democracy, freedom, and human rights is never-ending.”

Adamova and Legislative President You Si-kun then signed a declaration of friendship and cooperation between the Czech Chamber of Deputies and the Legislative Yuan.

You Si-kun, Legislative President: “This declaration shows positive and concrete actions against the axis of evil. I hope the two legislative bodies can set up a platform to promote exchanges.”

This was the first time that the Legislative Yuan had signed an official declaration with a legislative body from a country that isn't a diplomatic ally. You said a legislature is a symbol of the sovereignty of the people of a country, and such declarations demonstrate the importance of solidarity and mutual assistance between free and democratic countries.

在外交部長吳釗燮及捷克眾議院議長艾達莫娃的見證下，台捷正式簽署多項合作備忘錄，宣告台捷關係里程碑再進一步。

外交部長吳釗燮表示：「議長來訪讓台捷交流添增豐富的成果，在這裡雙方要簽署博物館互展等3項備忘錄，也將會展示這幾天產學間在醫材、科研等領域的7項合作成果。」

在文化、教育研究、國家安全、醫療和資安等領域展開合作，表達兩國雙邊合作的堅定決心，捷克眾議院議長艾達莫娃認為此行成果豐碩，也將繼續捍衛共同價值。

捷克眾議院議長艾達莫娃說：「雖然我們這次台灣之行，或者是我們所說的台灣使命成果豐碩，但是為了支持民主自由人權等普世價值的戰鬥是永無止境的。」

緊接著艾達莫娃也與立法院長游錫堃，簽署立法院與捷克共和國眾議院友好合作聲明。

立法院長游錫堃指出：「這一個聲明展現積極對抗邪惡軸心的具體行動，未來希望兩國國會透過合作建立平台，促進更加緊密的交流。」

這是立法院第一次與非邦交國的國會簽署正式合作聲明，游錫堃表示，國會是一個國家人民主權的象徵，透過聲明將可彰顯自由民主國家間團結互助的重要意義，而訪問團也將在今日返回捷克。