(By Nancy Liu)
Taipei,
May 11 (CNA) Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman James Chang confirmed Friday
that he had been appointed Taiwan's new ambassador to St. Lucia, following a
series of reports that the Caribbean country had requested Ambassador Tom Chou
be replaced.
Asked
when he was scheduled to assume the post, Chang told CNA that he needed "to
discuss with Ambassador Chou about the handover process."
The
reshuffle was a "routine rotation," he said, making no comment on the
speculated reason for the change.
On
April 22, the English-language China Post reported that St. Lucian Prime
Minister Kenny Anthony had urged Taiwan to replace Chou.
"I
have asked for the recall of Ambassador Tom Chou. His behavior in St. Lucia
over the last couple of years has been unacceptable to the government of St.
Lucia," Anthony said, according to the report.
"As
far as we are concerned, his presence in St. Lucia is not in the best interest
of Taiwan and the government and people of St. Lucia at this time," he was
quoted as saying.
Anthony,
who was elected prime minister in November 2011, has accused Chou of
influencing St. Lucia's election by supporting the then-ruling United Workers
Party. He also pledged to review diplomatic relations with Taiwan after taking
power.
Meanwhile,
Lily Hsu, director-general of the ministry's Department of International
Organizations, has been assigned to head the Taipei Representative Office in
Denmark.
Lin
Jinn-jong, director-general of the Department of West AsianAffairs, is to
become the head of the Taipei Economic andCultural Representative Office in the
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Christine
Hsueh, currently stationed at Taiwan's representative office in the United
States, will supervise the Taipei Economic andCultural Office in the Czech Republic
capital of Prague, the ministry confirmed.
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