Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the EU
Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the EU on the occasion of the participation of Taiwan as an observer in the 62nd session of the World Health Assembly.
The EU welcomes and fully supports Taiwan's participation in the 62nd session of the World Health Assembly as an observer. The EU believes that this, combined with Taiwan's participation in the International Health Regulations, will enable Taiwan to meaningfully participate in, and contribute to, the proper functioning of the WHO's worldwide health system. This decision will also allow Taiwan to contribute to the global effort against potential pandemic diseases such as AH1N1 influenza.
The EU has supported Taiwan's meaningful participation in specialized multilateral fora where Taiwan's participation is important to EU and global interests.
The EU recognizes and welcomes the concrete steps and confidence building measures that have been undertaken over the last year by the parties on both sides of the Taiwan straits, including the recent agreements signed in Nanjing on the 26th of April. The EU appreciates the efforts of both sides to find pragmatic solutions and peacefully develop relations, which contributes significantly to stability and security in East Asia.
The EU strongly supports this process of cross-straits rapprochement.
The Candidate Countries Turkey, Croatia* and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia*, the Countries of the Stabilisation and Association Process and potential candidates Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and the EFTA countries Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, members of the European Economic Area, as well as Ukraine, Armenia, and Georgia align themselves with this declaration.
* Croatia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia continue to be part of the Stabilisation and Association Process.
Contact:
- Zuzana Opletalová, Spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- tel.: +420 224 182 426, GSM: +420 724 034 154; e-mail: zuzana_opletalova@mzv.cz
Last update: 16.8.2011 15:22
