Ukraine should open diplomatic missions in Taipei, and Taiwan in Kyiv - Ukrainian MP Merezhko

He shared his opinion with Espreso TV.

 "We need to open a diplomatic mission of Ukraine in Taipei and a mission of Taiwan in Kyiv, and one of the strong arguments is that now there are Ukrainian citizens living permanently in Taiwan, so we must protect the rights and interests of our citizens. Unfortunately, China  shows double standards and reacts very nervously to any attempts to make contacts and develop relations between Ukraine and Taiwan. And a natural question arises: Why can European countries create such embassies, and even authoritarian Russia can, but Ukraine cannot? I think that there is no need to postpone resolving this issue, as we like to say, "until the war ends," commented the MP.

Oleksandr Merezhko emphasized that, on the contrary, the most important and radical issues should be resolved now and these embassies should be created today.

• Earlier, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Taiwan, Joseph Wu, announced a plan to support Ukraine in 2023: in addition to financial aid, Taiwan's government will transfer funds for the restoration of Ukrainian schools, hospitals and churches.
• Taiwan's Minister of Digital Technologies Audrey Tang noted that the partnership between Taiwan and Ukraine is aimed at creating jobs and developing careers in the field of knowledge and high technologies of the 21st century.