The 113th National Day of Taiwan was celebrated with nice enthusiasm at a reception within the capital Ankara, the place Taipei’s intensive help in Türkiye’s earthquake zone and commerce ties, together with drone gross sales from Türkiye and a serious Taiwanese firm opening a manufacturing unit in Türkiye, had been highlighted.
The occasion was attended by former Turkish Youth and Sports Minister Mehmet Kasapoğlu, members of the parliament, officers from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and different central and native authorities companies, the diplomatic corps, nongovernmental group (NGO) companions and associates of Taiwan.
The Taiwanese ambassador, who has adopted the Turkish title “Volkan,” gave his speech in fluent Turkish, each heat gestures but in addition displaying the dedication and significance he locations on relations between the 2 nations. The evening additionally had a show of the art work that youngsters from the earthquake zone depicting their hopes and goals, and emotions towards Taiwan. The works had been touching and one may get a slight sense of a number of the ache the kids endured, but in addition offered a optimistic reflection of the humanitarian work Taiwan has carried out.
In his speech, Taipei Economic and Cultural Ankara Mission Representative Ambassador Volkan Chih-Yang Huang highlighted how the Taiwanese authorities swiftly mobilized search and rescue groups and sources, within the wake of the double earthquakes that struck Türkiye final February. The ambassador highlighted that past official efforts, the residents of Taiwan additionally showcased their solidarity, generously contributing over $43 million (TL 851 million) to assist Türkiye in its earthquake reduction and restoration efforts.
Their efforts touched tens of 1000’s of individuals within the earthquake zone. Taiwanese medical help applications served greater than 200,000 people till the top of April 2023, contributing to the nonstop service of medical care within the catastrophe space and supporting the prevention of the doable unfold of infectious ailments.
Taiwan cooperated with Turkish NGOs such because the Turkish Red Crescent (Kızılay) and the Association for Solidarity with Asylum-Seekers and Migrants (ASAM), and offered emergency well being kits, cellular bathe items, cellular laundry services, established psychological and well being training counseling facilities, and raised consciousness amongst catastrophe victims of potential post-disaster infectious ailments. The East Asian nation additionally donated 65 containers for container clinics in 13 areas in Hatay province and offered 14 cellular clinics to these earthquake-hit cities. Through these efforts, Taiwan continues to take care of a fundamental stage of well being look after not less than 40,000 catastrophe victims.
In his speech, Chih-Yang continued: “The generosity of the Taiwanese people has enabled us to collaborate with Türkiye on 11 relief projects. These include early-stage emergency aid, psychological counseling, the provision of tents, hot meals, mobile showers and laundry facilities. We have also initiated midterm projects focused on medical recovery, educational support, assistance for people with disabilities, and preventive measures to enhance post-earthquake response capabilities. One of these initiatives is a drone-based project designed to address terrain damage caused by potential earthquakes and to facilitate large-scale search and rescue efforts. Currently, six of these projects, including collaborations with the municipalities of Ankara, Istanbul and Gaziantep, are still ongoing.”
Investment in Türkiye
In addition to humanitarian help, Taiwan continues to deepen cooperation with Türkiye in commerce, training, tourism and addressing local weather change. In phrases of financial and commerce cooperation, there was vital progress past the already robust sectors of machine instruments and automotive components, notably in areas of power, together with wind energy, electrical autos, drones, semiconductors – by which Taiwan is a worldwide chief and world’s largest provider – and well being care.
“I am pleased to share some examples such as we procured 160 ‘Jackal’ drones from Türkiye, Taiwan Cement company significantly expanded cooperation with Oyak Group, and our machine tool giant, Yong Jin Machinery, just held a factory opening ceremony in Çorlu (Türkiye) at the end of September,” Chih-Yang mentioned.
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