
美國聯邦眾議院預算委員會民主黨首席議員博伊爾率領議員團於6日至9日訪台。訪團將晉見總統賴清德並拜會政府高層,就台美經貿、科技合作及區域安全議題交換意見,並祝賀我國雙十國慶。
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博伊爾曾連署「台灣旅行法」及支持台灣參與國際刑警組織。此次訪團成員均為任內首次訪台。
美國聯邦眾議院「預算委員會」民主黨首席議員博伊爾(Brendan Boyle)率領聯邦眾議員莎琳娜絲(Andrea Salinas)及甘迺迪(Tim Kennedy)與幕僚,於今(6日)至9日訪台。外交部指出,訪團在台期間將晉見總統賴清德,拜會我國政府高層官員,並與外交部長林佳龍晤談。雙方將就台美關係、經貿與科技合作及區域安全情勢等議題交換意見。
外交部指出,博伊爾長期關注台美雙重課稅及AI等議題,曾連署「台灣旅行法」(Taiwan Travel Act)及支持我國參與「國際刑警組織」(INTERPOL)的決議案等,堅定展現鼓勵台美深化交流及支持我國有意義參與國際組織的立場。
外交部說明,此行是3名眾議員任內首次訪台,特別選在國慶前夕來訪,祝賀我國雙十國慶,展現對台灣堅定支持及台美雙邊友好情誼。
對於博伊爾率眾議員團來訪,外交部長林佳龍表達誠摯歡迎,外交部將在既有良好基礎上,持續強化美國國會對台灣的支持,並深化台美在各領域的合作。

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