TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Palau Vice President Raynold Oilouch is visiting Taiwan to mark the arrival of the traditional sailboat Alingano Masu, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Saturday.
The ship docked in Kaohsiung and Taitung in March as part of a four-month Pacific tour. Vice Foreign Minister Ger Baushuan (葛葆萱) welcomed Oilouch at a luncheon Friday, according to a ministry statement.
Ger mentioned the progress in relations between the two countries achieved under the “integrated diplomacy” program implemented by Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍). The vice minister also thanked Oilouch for speaking out in support of Taiwan at the World Health Assembly in his capacity as Palau health minister.
Oilouch said his country was eager to learn from Taiwan’s successful experience in developing its healthcare system. Cooperation between the two nations should help upgrade Palau’s own healthcare, the minister said.
The presence of Oilouch at the sailboat’s visit was an example of the friendship between Taiwan and Palau expressed through their common traditional sailing culture, according to the ministry.
