Paraguayan President Benía delivers a speech at the UN General Assembly in support of Taiwan’s participation in the United Nations
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Paraguayan President Benía delivered a speech at the 81st United Nations General Assembly, supporting Taiwan's meaningful participation in the United Nations and its specialized agencies, and pointed out that Taiwan's exclusion is a major stain on the United Nations.
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Why It Matters
Paraguay is one of the few countries that still maintains formal diplomatic relations with the Republic of China, and Taiwan has long fought for space for meaningful participation in the United Nations system.
The 81st United Nations General Assembly is being held in New York. President Benía of friendly country Paraguay gave a speech in support of Taiwan. He emphasized that Paraguay stands with Taiwan based on the profound shared values of Taiwan and Paraguay and supports Taiwan, the Republic of China, to fully and meaningfully participate in the United Nations and its specialized agencies. He also said that excluding Taiwan will not only fail to strengthen the United Nations system, but will also deprive Taiwan of its ability to benefit people around the world. This is also a major stain on the United Nations.
For details, see the President of Paraguay: Excluding Taiwan is a stain on the United Nations. Benia’s UN General Assembly speech supports Taiwan’s participation in the international community.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Paraguay will continue to publicly support Taiwan's participation in United Nations activities on international occasions in the coming months.
Likely · Within months
Open Questions
- Will other countries follow Paraguay's stance in supporting Taiwan's participation in the United Nations?
- Will the UN Secretariat or member states issue a formal response to this?
