Taiwan Donates Locally-Made Vaccines to Somaliland Amid ‘Brotherly’ Ties

Lou Cheng-wa (L), Taiwan’s representative to Somaliland, and Yasin Hagi Mohamoud, Somaliland’s minister of foreign affairs and international cooperation, take part in a ceremony to open Taiwan’s representative office in Somaliland on Aug. 17, 2020. Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Taiwan delivered over 150,000 doses of its locally-made Medigen vaccine to Somaliland, underscoring the two countries’ “rock-solid brotherly” diplomacy ties, Taiwan’s representative in Somaliland said on Monday.

The vaccine doses arrived at Egal International Airport during a meeting between Taiwanese Ambassador Allen Lou and Somaliland’s Health Minister Hassan Mohamed Ali Gafadhi on Monday, according to a statement released by Horn Diplomat.