An aviation services agreement was signed between Taiwan and the Pacific island nation of Nauru on Friday, marking the beginning of bilateral cooperation in air transportation between the two countries.
Nauru President Lionel Aingimea, who is currently in Taiwan for his first foreign visit after assuming office in August, reaffirmed Nauru-Taiwan relations on Saturday amid ongoing Chinese expansion in the South Pacific region.
The trial of 15 people without legal representation in Nauru's Supreme Court has been called an "extraordinary breach" of individual rights and the rule of law.
Taiwan will put US$2 million (NT$61 million) in a special fund to improve healthcare and living conditions in the Pacific islands, Vice President Chen Chien-jen said Tuesday.
Chung, who has been at the helm of OFC since 2011, took the decision after much deliberation citing personal reasons.
The OFC Executive Committee will meet on Sunday 8 April.
