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Thursday, May 31, 2007 – A ten member delegation from the Republic of
China – Taiwan - met with External Affairs Minister Honourable Rufus Bousquet
Wednesday, as part of a heavy itinerary that will span a period of two weeks.
The delegation comprises specialists in the areas of information technology,
horticulture, tissue culture and other areas of cooperation between the two
countries.
As part of this mission the Taiwan Government made a donation of some US$100,
000 worth of computers and electronic items to the government of St. Lucia.
“This ceremony marks the beginning of our series of cooperation projects. I'm
sure that those projects can last for decades and decades in the best interest
of our two countries, in an era where computer related technology develops by
leaps and bounds and functions as the powerhouse of an economy,” Taiwan's Deputy
Foreign Minister Ching-Shan Hou said.
Minister for External Affairs Honourable Rufus Bousquet says the mission of the
Taiwan delegation and its donation to government are examples of what is to come
in the future, in terms of meeting the development goals of St. Lucia.
“Our development goals are clear to us. Our development goals are not dependent
on personalities. It is a plan of action for the country. And so whoever is in
this country can execute that plan of action. That plan of action is based
primarily on developing a wide cross section of our people to ensure that
development is spread throughout the country, particularly the rural poor.”
It is expected that as part of the action plan for the informatics sector,
Taiwan will assist St. Lucia with the construction of community learning centres
in every constituency.
These centres will be equipped with the latest technology and resource persons
to help bridge the digital divide in those communities.
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