The passage of a motion by the foreign affairs committee of the Deutscher Bundestag stressing the importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait is sincerely appreciated by the government and people, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said July 6.
According to the MOFA, the motion said the security of Europe and the Indo-Pacific region are closely intertwined, and that the commitment to security and stability in the region is in the immediate interest of Germany and the EU.
The ministry said that the German parliament is deeply concerned about tensions in the region, adding that it opposes unilateral changes to the cross-strait status quo, and that changes must only be made peacefully and by mutual agreement.
The proposal also recognizes the contribution of the German-Taiwan dialogue platform to promoting civil society exchanges; supports Taiwan’s participation in global entities such as the World Health Organization; and calls on the EU to deepen trade ties and supply chain ocoperation with Taiwan; and calls for expanded education and research exchanges between Taiwan and Germany, the MOFA added.
This supportive legislation follows similar stances expressed by the German government in recent years, the ministry said. These include the section included in the country’s governing coalition deal unveiled in November 2021 backing Taiwan’s WHO participation; and the joint statements following the Group of Seven Summit and foreign ministers’ meetings in 2022 during Germany’s presidency. (SFC-E)
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