President Bola Tinubu and Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre, at the official residence of the Prime Minister during a courtesy visit by the President on the second day of his State Visit to Saint Lucia. Sunday, June 29, 2025
Taiwan’s Representative/Head of Mission in the country, Andy Yih-Ping Liu, has hailed Nigeria’s fresh diplomatic ties with St. Lucia and the Caribbean states.
In a statement, the Taiwan representative said, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s visit to the Caribbean nation of Saint Lucia was truly a landmark achievement in Nigeria’s diplomacy.
Recall that President Tinubu embarked on a state visit to St Lucia to strengthen the ancestral, economic, cultural and diaspora ties between Nigeria and the Caribbean nation.
The visit, described as rare and historic, marked the first official state visit by any African leader to St Lucia since Nelson Mandela’s visit in 1998.
Liu welcomed the opportunity to strengthen Nigeria-Taiwan relations, particularly in areas where the country has comparative advantage, saying that Taiwan was ready to share its knowledge and technology with Nigeria.
The statement read: “We, the people and government of Taiwan, wholeheartedly congratulate H. E. President Tinubu for his visions and concrete actions of extending Nigeria’s connection with the Caribbean island state, just like Taiwan has made diplomatically with St. Lucia.
“Taiwan and St. Lucia, as well as three other Caribbean island nations, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Haiti, have long established diplomatic relations with full-fledged embassies setting in each other’s capitals.
“Our diplomatic presence of embassies, together with Development and Technical Aid of medical, agricultural, women and youth empowering, trade and investment strengthening, sustainable development, etc., have truly assisted St. Lucia as well as other Caribbean nations to grow well economically and socially.”
“We’re proud to offer our helping hands that produce fruitful results, and we certainly welcome wholeheartedly that Nigeria will also be joining this humanitarian and economic collaborations in the Caribbean area.
“We are extremely delighted to witness President Tinubu graciously receiving the conferment of Knight Commander of the Order of Saint Lucia, K.C.O.S.L, in recognition of his efforts to strengthen ties between Africa and the Caribbean.
