
Paraguayan President Peña Peña reiterated his support for Taiwan at the United Nations General Assembly, calling for Taiwan's "full and meaningful participation" in the United Nations system, and pointed out that Taiwan's exclusion is a "stain on the United Nations."
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Paraguay is one of the few countries that still maintains formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan. President Peña's speech continued Paraguay's long-standing stance of supporting Taiwan's participation in international affairs.
Friendly Paraguay President Santiago Pena told the United Nations General Assembly today that Paraguay supports Taiwan and calls for Taiwan's "full and meaningful participation" in the United Nations system. He also said that excluding Taiwan was a "stain on the United Nations."
Reuters reported that Pena used the opportunity of a speech at the United Nations to reiterate Paraguay's support for Taiwan. He said: "I reiterate here today that I support the full and meaningful participation of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in the United Nations and its specialized agencies. Taiwan can make concrete contributions to peace, development and human rights."
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Hong Kong's South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported that Pena said: "Paraguay stands with Taiwan, and I say that loud and clear here."
He also said that Paraguay's support for Taiwan is based on common democratic values rather than "expediency." He described Taiwan's exclusion from the United Nations as a "stain on the United Nations," and said Paraguay was prepared to "sit in the front row" in any Taiwan Strait peace negotiations. (Compiled by: Chen Zhengjian) 1150924
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