Patterson Oti will lead a government delegation to Taipei tomorrow

By George Tausiria

Foreign Minister Hon. Patteson Oti is leading a four-member delegation tomorrow to Taipei on the invitation of the Taiwanese Government.

The visit to take place on 27th July – 3rd August will be the eighth time Minister Oti has been to Taipei.

Other members of his delegation include, Chairman of Government Caucus, Hon. Steve Abana, Member for North Guadalcanal, Hon. Martin Sophage and Deputy Secretary to Foreign Affairs, Senda Fifi’i.

On July 31st, the Solomon Islands Foreign Minister will have an audience with Taiwan’s President Chen-Shui Bien to be followed by a meeting with his Taiwanese counterpart, Hon. James Huang.

While in Taipei, the Solomon Islands foreign minister will also visit Solomon Islands Embassy and Solomon Islands students under bilateral scholarships from the Republic of China (Taiwan).

Source: Government Communication Unit