The Government of St Vincent and the Grenadines has issued congratulations to their Excellencies William Lai Ching-te as President-elect and Hsiao Bi-khim as Vice-President elect of the Republic of China (Taiwan) on their triumph in the elections held on January 13.
Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves has already transmitted his congratulations orally to the President-elect and his team and has also signalled his intention to attend the formal swearing-in ceremony of President-elect Lai Ching-te in May 2024 in Taiwan.
The Government of St Vincent and the Grenadines in a statement said the political party, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) was impressive in these elections.
SVG noted the highly competitive nature of these elections and said it deeply appreciates the important roles of the other Presidential candidates Hou Yu-in of the Kuomintang (KMT) and Ko Wen-je of the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) and their respective teams in maintaining Taiwan as a land of democracy and liberty.
St Vincent and the Grenadines says the people of the Republic of China (Taiwan) are to be highly commended for their exemplary peaceful and thoroughly democratic elections which constitute a model for some neighbouring countries in Asia.
The Government and people of St Vincent and the Grenadines said it looks forward to a further strengthening of relations with the government and people of the Republic of China (Taiwan).
