Taiwan diplomat calls for FTAs with Europe

In an exclusive interview with Lukas de Vos, a senior editor at a Belgium broadcasting company VRT, Y. L. Lin said Taiwan has a deep sense that its signing of an economic cooperation framework agreement (ECFA) with China in late June has helped to create a foundation for FTAs with other countries.

“Taiwan has a high degree of willingness to clinch FTAs with its major trade partners, including the EU, the United States, Japan and the member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN),” Lin said.

However, he said, the Taiwan government should first seek to remove the barriers to an FTA with the EU, adding that an annual two-way trade consultation conference will serve as a good platform to launch the initiative.

Lin also urged that Taiwan be allowed to join the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) as an observer and make a contribution to the world in that field.

The ICAO is scheduled to hold its triennial conference in Montreal, Canada in September.

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