Lai welcomes St. Kitts and Nevis PM with military honors

2024-06-24

President Lai Ching-te welcomed the prime minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Terrance Drew, for a state visit on Monday. The prime minister was greeted with military honors, complete with a 21-gun salute. This is the first time Lai has received a foreign guest with such ceremony since taking office. Lai thanked St. Kitts and Nevis for supporting Taiwan on the global stage, while Drew vowed to continue to deepen bilateral ties.

A 21-gun salute was followed by the national anthems of St. Kitts and Nevis and Taiwan. President Lai Ching-te hosted the prime minister of St. Kitts and Nevis on Monday, providing military honors for the first time since taking office.

Lai Ching-te
President
This is Prime Minister Terrance Drew’s second visit to Taiwan since taking office. It demonstrates St. Kitts and Nevis’ strong commitment to bilateral ties. Taiwan and St. Kitts and Nevis share the values of human rights and democracy. Over the years, our two nations have deepened our friendship, working together in a variety of fields to achieve substantial results.

Terrance Drew
Saint Christopher and Nevis PM
It fortifies the solid foundation built over more than four decades, allowing us to implement projects under the broad rubric of functional cooperation. It places us at the threshold of a new era of enhanced partnership, where we can explore creative solutions that challenges that may hinder our development objectives.

Taiwan and St. Kitts and Nevis are marking 40 years of diplomatic ties. Prime Minister Terrance Drew said his country would continue to advocate for Taiwan on the global stage.

Terrance Drew
Saint Christopher and Nevis PM
We are equally grateful for your assistance we receive in agriculture, health care, public infrastructure, ICT, and environmental conservation, among others. As friends, the government of St. Kitts and Nevis is always ready to use its influence in international fora to advocate for values and principles that we share with Taiwan.

Lai Ching-te
President
I want to thank Prime Minister Drew for his forthright international advocacy on Taiwan’s behalf, for being Taiwan’s strongest source of support. With this visit, our two nations will make progress in our various collaborative projects, to deliver even greater benefits to our people.

Lai later hosted a state banquet for the delegation to celebrate the enduring friendship between the two nations.

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聖克里斯多福及尼維斯總理來訪賴總統軍禮迎賓

2024-06-24

總統賴清德，今天接見聖克里斯多福及尼維斯總理德魯，這也是賴清德上任後，首度以軍禮歡迎外賓。賴清德感謝聖克里斯多福及尼維斯，多次為台灣仗義執言，總理德魯也表示，會持續在國際發揮影響力，深化兩國邦誼。

鳴放21響禮砲，演奏我國和聖克里斯多福及尼維斯國歌，總統賴清德上任後，首度以軍禮接待來訪的總理德魯伉儷。

[[總統賴清德]]
“這是德魯總理上任以來，第二度正式出訪台灣，展現德魯總理對兩國邦誼的高度重視。台灣和聖克里斯多福及尼維斯聯邦，共享民主人權價值，這些年來我們兩國持續深化邦誼，在各領域攜手合作，創造豐碩的成果”

[[聖克里斯多福及尼維斯總理德魯]]
“強化雙邊超過四十年的穩固邦誼，進一步拓展合作關係，我們將藉此深化夥伴關係，共同發揮創意，攜手解決國家發展的挑戰”

台灣和聖克里斯多福及尼維斯，建交40年，德魯也強調，會繼續在國際發揮影響力。

[[聖克里斯多福及尼維斯總理德魯]]
“我們也同樣感謝台灣，在農漁業、醫療、公共基礎建設，資通訊、環保等領域提供協助，身為台灣的朋友，聖克里斯多福及尼維斯政府，會持續在國際上發揮影響力，提倡我們與台灣共享的價值與原則”

[[總統賴清德]]
“我也要感謝德魯總理，在國際場域為台灣仗義執言，展現對台灣最大的支持。透過這次訪問，兩國持續推動各項合作計畫，共同為雙方人民增進更多福祉”

中午更以國宴，宴請德魯伉儷，凸顯出兩國的深厚邦誼。

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