Taiwan, Slovakia Hold Talks as Island Firms Ties With Europe

Slovakia's Deputy Economy Minister Karol Galek speaks during the opening ceremony of the 1st session of Taiwanese-Slovak commission on economic cooperation held in Taipei, Taiwan, on Dec. 6, 2021. Johnson Lai/AP Photo

TAIPEI, Taiwan—Senior officials from the Slovak Republic are in Taiwan for talks on deepening ties with the island in the highest-level visit by the EU-member country since it opened a representative office in Taiwan in 2003.

The visit by the delegation, which began Sunday, follows a mission last month by members of the European Parliament to the self-ruled island, which is also claimed by China.