New Czech president vows to boost ties with Taiwan

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PRAGUE: Czech president-elect Petr Pavel on Monday (Jan 30) vowed to boost his country's ties with Taiwan after holding a phone call with the island's president and foreign minister.

over populist billionaire Andrej Babis.

"We agreed on strengthening our partnership," added the former general, who served as head of NATO's military committee in 2015-2018.The call is likely to anger China, which is trying to keep Taipei isolated on the world stage and prevents any sign of international legitimacy for the island. The Taiwanese presidential office said the call, which Taiwan's Foreign Minister Joseph Wu also joined, lasted almost 15 minutes.

As the Czech Republic's fourth president, Pavel will replace pro-Chinese and pro-Russian incumbent Milos Zeman, whose final term expires in March.

 

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