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German delegation arrives in Taiwan on 5-day visit

Berlin, Oct 2 (UNI) A delegation of German lawmakers headed by Klaus-Peter Willsch, Chairman of the Germany-Taiwan Parliamentary Friendship Group, has arrived in Taiwan on a five-day visit for the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019, the island's foreign ministry said on Sunday.
"Vice Minister Yui warmly welcomed the 1st post-epidemic German delegation. We wish Bundestag's Taiwan friendship group chair Klaus-Peter Willsch & 5 deputy chairs from their respective parties a fruitful 5-day visit. Time & distance don't dim friendship!," the ministry tweeted.
The delegation is set to hold meetings with Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen and Vice President Lai Ching-te as well as to visit the Legislative Yuan (the island's highest lawmaking body) along with analytic centers and security organizations.
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