Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei arrived in Taiwan for a state visit on Monday to strengthen diplomatic ties with the self-ruled island that very rarely hosts world leaders.
Images released by Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry showed Giammattei being escorted by Foreign Minister Joseph Wu upon arriving at Taoyuan International Airport.
Before leaving for Taipei, Giammattei said he was making the trip to send a “clear message that countries have a right to self-governance.”
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