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50 YEARS OF FRIENDSHIP - PRES. ING-WENG

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MANZINI – For half a century, Swaziland and the Republic of China on Taiwan have stood together in the course of trials and tribulations around the world.


The 50 years of friendship, according to the visiting President of Taiwan, Tsai Ing-Wen, started in 1968, on the year of independence and the rebirth of a nation.
In her poetic speech, the visiting president said, “His Majesty’s father, the late King Sobhuza II, declared that Swaziland would look East, to a country like his own, bordered by powerful neighbours.”


The president, who was on her maiden tour to the continent, said King Sobhuza II observed a people similar to his own, industrious and hard-working and saw a country that would be a willing, faithful, and dedicated partner to a young nation.


“He declared this country, the Republic of China on Taiwan, an inseparable friend of his and of Swaziland.”
She noted that during this period the duo has witnessed the rise and fall of great powers while it stood together in the course of trials and tribulations around the world.


“Through it all, our two countries have never wavered in the promise of friendship and partnership. We have not allowed this friendship to be dictated by the whims and fancies of the present. We have always done what is right, sustainable, and best for our two peoples.”
With that, she congratulated the citizenry for all the achievements accomplished over the past 50 years.


Committed


The president noted that Taiwan was committed to supporting the country’s future.
She emphasised that her country was fully dedicated to assisting His Majesty’s National Development Strategy Vision 2022.
The State lady also emphasised that her country would offer any possible assistance – through education, healthcare, infrastructure, and agriculture – to help fulfil His Majesty’s pledge to improve standards of living for all people in the country.


Succes


She said the success of the country would also be the success of Taiwan, as there was a lifelong commitment as brothers and sisters to always support each other.
Further, the president of Taiwan said at the heart of any relationship, is people. In that regard, she noted that it was why the two leaders, (her and the monarch) had focused on building enduring partnerships between people, institutions, and organisations.


“I experienced this first-hand when I shook the hands of young doctors, educated in Taiwan medical schools, at Mbabane Government Hospital.
“Our agricultural experts at the Taiwan Technical Mission near Matsapha are proudly working on their new agricultural produce. I met young Taiwanese teachers at the Swaziland College of Technology, whom I know are educating the best and brightest of Swaziland’s next generation.”

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