Taipei, Jan. 2 (CNA) A 15-member British parliamentary delegation led by Richard Faulkner, co-chairman of the British-Taiwanese All-Party Parliamentary Group, arrived in Taiwan for a five-day visit Monday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced in a news release.
The delegation that includes David Martin Scott Steel, vice chairman of the British-Taiwanese All-Party Parliamentary Group, is scheduled to meet President Chen Shui-bian; Chung Jung-chi, vice president of the Legislative Yuan; Minister of Foreign Affairs Tan Sun Chen; Department of Health Minister Hou Sheng-mou; Mainland Affairs Council Chairman Joseph Wu; Tsai Ming-shen, vice minister of the Ministry of National Defense; and Shih Yen-Shiang, administrative vice minister of the Ministry of Economic Affairs.
Michael Reilly, newly appointed director-general of the British Trade and Cultural Office (BTCO), will also host a banquet before the visiting delegation leaves on Jan. 7.
The delegation will visit Nankang Software Park and China Shipbuilding Corp., along with the Taipei 101 building, the National Palace Museum and the National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium.
The British-Taiwanese All-Party Parliamentary Group was established in 1976 and enjoys close ties with the Taipei Representative Office in the United Kingdom.