Taiwan expresses gratitude to US House of Representatives for military aid package

April 21 (EUROPA PRESS) –

The Taiwanese authorities expressed their gratitude this Sunday to the United States House of Representatives for its authorization of military aid of 7.5 billion euros to the island, within the framework of a package that includes funds for Ukraine and Israel.

The Taiwanese Foreign Ministry has indicated in a statement published on its website that it “again thanks the United States Congress for its emphasis on enhancing security cooperation between the United States and Taiwan and maintaining peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

“Especially at a key moment in which authoritarianism is spreading and threatening the democratic camp, the US Congress once again expresses its commitment to maintaining peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region through action,” he stressed, while praising the “firm and clear consensus” between both parties.

In this sense, he stressed that the Taiwanese authorities “will continue to enhance close cooperation with the United States and other countries with similar ideals to jointly defend the rules-based international order and to maintain peace, stability and prosperity in the Taiwan Strait.” and in the region”.

For its part, the Taiwanese Ministry of Defense has joined in thanking Washington and has stated that the decision seeks to “guarantee peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, even in the face of the escalation of the conflict in the Middle East and the continuation of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine.

In this way, it has promised through a statement on its website that it will “coordinate with the United States the relevant uses of this budget through existing communication mechanisms” and “will work to strengthen combat readiness to guarantee national security.” and peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait.”

The president of the United States, Joe Biden, has promised to enact this aid package – which also incorporates a provision of 8.4 billion euros to solve “the urgent humanitarian need of the population of Gaza” – once it is approved by the Senate. . the upper house of the Congress of the North American country.