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SPECIAL CALL FROM TAIWAN FOR KING

30/10/2018 03:58:00 BY PHIWASE PHUNGWAYO

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MBABANE – When two leaders communicate, great ideas are orchestrated. Yesterday morning, His Majesty King Mswati III received a friendly and bilateral call from President Tsai of the Republic of China (Taiwan).

According to the Chief Officer of the King’s Office, Dr Vincent Mhlanga, the two leaders engaged on matters of mutual interest between the two countries, during which they reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening the bilateral relations that have happily existed between the two countries for the past 50 years.

Mhlanga reported that His Majesty congratulated Taiwan on successfully hosting the National Day celebrations, which were held on October 1, 2018. He also applauded the remarkable development that had taken place in Taiwan, that had elevated the country to a First World status.

Mhlanga elaborated that the achievement had been spearheaded by a highly-developed ICT sector, which had seen the kingdom become one of the top destinations for artificial intelligence, through computer systems that can perform multiple tasks, such as speech recognition and translation between languages.
The chief officer also mentioned that His Majesty commended the president for the recent recognition of two Taiwanese Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) who were named on the Harvard list of best performing CEOs.

Mhlanga said his majesty hailed this remarkable accomplishment as confirmation of the high efficacy of the Taiwanese people, which was also evident in the building of a strong tourism sector that boasts of one of the biggest arts venues in the world at Kaohsiung. Mhlanga said the venue housed an Opera House, Concert Hall and other world class facilities.

Taiwan was further commended for continuing to surge forward on a positive socio-economic trajectory through the astute leadership of her Excellency President Tsai who, in her second year of leadership, had ensured Taiwan progresses with a strong economy, while its people continue to strive for excellence.
Mhlanga elaborated that the King praised the president for demonstrating her commitment to cementing existing ties with the Kingdom of Eswatini by honouring an invitation to attend the nation’s 50-50 Golden Jubilee celebrations.

He said the king extended his appreciation of Taiwan’s support to education, where emaSwati have been afforded an opportunity to attain high quality tertiary education.
He further said the king extended his condolences to the president for the loss of 18 lives and injuries inflicted on hundreds of people during a crash of the Puyama Express Train in Yilan County.

Mhlanga said the conversation was concluded by the king’s commitment to supporting and lobbying for the inclusive participation of Taiwan within the international community.

Mhlanga said in turn, her Excellency praised the king and the people of Eswatini for hosting peaceful and successful National Elections and the recent people’s parliament (Sibaya), where key national issues were pronounced by His Majesty.