Ministers James and Browne hold fruitful meetings in Taiwan

Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Sustainable Development and Culture, Carlos James, and Minister of Urban Development, Sea Ports, Local Government and Grenadines Affairs, Senator Benarva Browne have held fruitful discussions in Taiwan.

The ministers are in Taiwan on an official visit as part of a delegation of four Latin American and Caribbean ‘Formosa Club’ countries.

As part of the official visit, the delegation met with Secretary-General of the Taiwan International Cooperation and Development Fund (Tawian-ICDF), Dr Charles Li where discussions were held on several cooperative projects promoted by the TawianICDF in the areas of environmental sustainability, agriculture, public health, information communication technology and small and medium-sized enterprises, a press release stated.

According to James, the meetings were fruitful and engaging as discussions were held on several existing and new areas of cooperation relative to developmental projects in St Vincent and the Grenadines and the Caribbean region.

Over 818 students from the English-speaking Caribbean region have participated in the ICDF international training and over 754 students have received scholarships to attend universities and research institutes in Taiwan.