Source: Republic of China Taiwan
Foreign Minister Lin meets with Eswatini delegation led by Public Service Minister Maseko and Education and Training Minister Nxumalo
Date：2025-07-29
Data Source：Department of West Asian and African Affairs
July 29, 2025
No. 262
Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung met with a delegation from the Kingdom of Eswatini led by Minister of Public Service Mabulala Maseko and Minister of Education and Training Owen Nxumalo on the morning of July 29. The two sides had an in-depth discussion on bilateral cooperation, civil service exchanges, vocational training, education, and other issues.
Minister Lin welcomed the visit of the delegation led by the ministers, which underscored the close exchanges and interactions between Taiwan and Eswatini, as well as their profound and staunch diplomatic ties. Minister Lin traveled to Eswatini as special presidential envoy at the end of April and attended the birthday celebration of King Mswati III. Moreover, through integrated diplomacy and under the framework of the Diplomatic Allies Prosperity Project, Taiwan is actively promoting a number of initiatives in Eswatini regarding the economy, trade, vocational training, and other domains. These development programs aim to enhance the well-being of the people of both countries and advance mutual benefit and coprosperity.
Minister Maseko and Minister Nxumalo thanked the Taiwan government for its warm hospitality. They stated that their visits during this trip to the Ministry of Education (MOE), the Ministry of Civil Service, the Civil Service Development Institute, and other government agencies had facilitated their understanding of Taiwan’s talent cultivation policies and the operations of its government agencies. They emphasized that Taiwan was an important partner of Eswatini and that both nations shared the same values and ideals. They also said that they looked forward to expanding areas of bilateral cooperation in the future to further mutual benefit and coprosperity.
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs François Chihchung Wu hosted a luncheon for the delegation on July 29. Attendees included MOE Chief Secretary Lin Po-chiao, Directorate-General of Personnel Administration Chief Secretary Chou Wei-ting, and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Department of West Asian and African Affairs Director General Yen Chia-liang. The guests exchanged views with the delegation.
Eswatini is an important diplomatic ally of Taiwan in Africa. MOFA will maintain close cooperation with the Eswatini government to promote a variety of initiatives under the Diplomatic Allies Prosperity Project and steadily deepen and consolidate the already rock-solid diplomatic relations between the two countries. MOFA will also continue to showcase Taiwan’s concrete contributions to the international community and help Taiwan’s allies boost national development to achieve the goals of shared success and common prosperity. (E)