President to report publicly on ECFA progress
Taipei, Feb. 8 (CNA) President Ma Ying-jeou will hold a press conference Tuesday to brief the public on progress in talks between Taiwan and China on an economic cooperation framework agreement (ECFA), a Presidential Office official said Monday.
Presidential Office spokesman Wang Yu-chi said President Ma will hold similar briefings on a regular basis in the future.
The press conference will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday and is expected to last about 30 minutes, with questions to be taken from two or three reporters, Wang said.
Premier Wu Den-yih, Economic Affairs Minister Shih Yen-shiang, Mainland Affairs Council Chairwoman Lai Shin-yuan, and Presidential Office Secretary-General Liao Liou-yi will also attend the press conference.
The press conference will start with Ma’s remarks, in which he will explain why Taiwan needs to sign the trade pact with China and what would happen if Taiwan does not sign the deal, Wang added.
Ma, who sees the ECFA talks as the government’s most important issue to deal with this year, has also instructed agencies involved in the negotiations to brief the legislature on progress in the negotiations every month.
The president’s press conferences will follow the briefings at the legislature.
Ma has said that the second round of talks on the ECFA will be held some time between late February and early March, and that the negotiations will focus on a range of issues, including the ECFA’s “early harvest” program, a list of items that could be first to enjoy tariff exemptions.
The last time President Ma held a press conference on a specific issue was on Aug. 18 last year, when his administration was criticized for its slow response to Typhoon Morakot and its poor handling of ensuing rescue and relief operations. (By Shu-hua Lee and Fanny Liu)
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President to report publicly on ECFA progress
Taipei, Feb. 8 (CNA) President Ma Ying-jeou will hold a press conference Tuesday to brief the public on progress in talks between Taiwan and China on an economic cooperation framework agreement (ECFA), a Presidential Office official said Monday.
Presidential Office spokesman Wang Yu-chi said President Ma will hold similar briefings on a regular basis in the future.
The press conference will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday and is expected to last about 30 minutes, with questions to be taken from two or three reporters, Wang said.
Premier Wu Den-yih, Economic Affairs Minister Shih Yen-shiang, Mainland Affairs Council Chairwoman Lai Shin-yuan, and Presidential Office Secretary-General Liao Liou-yi will also attend the press conference.
The press conference will start with Ma’s remarks, in which he will explain why Taiwan needs to sign the trade pact with China and what would happen if Taiwan does not sign the deal, Wang added.
Ma, who sees the ECFA talks as the government’s most important issue to deal with this year, has also instructed agencies involved in the negotiations to brief the legislature on progress in the negotiations every month.
The president’s press conferences will follow the briefings at the legislature.
Ma has said that the second round of talks on the ECFA will be held some time between late February and early March, and that the negotiations will focus on a range of issues, including the ECFA’s “early harvest” program, a list of items that could be first to enjoy tariff exemptions.
The last time President Ma held a press conference on a specific issue was on Aug. 18 last year, when his administration was criticized for its slow response to Typhoon Morakot and its poor handling of ensuing rescue and relief operations. (By Shu-hua Lee and Fanny Liu)
More Info: http://www.taiwanheadlines.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=179546&CtNode=39
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