The Principality of Andorra's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday reiterated the country's adherence to the "one-China" policy and expressed opposition to the Taiwan authorities' attempts to hold a "referendum" inside Taiwan on its entry to the United Nations under the name of "Taiwan."
Andorra's Foreign Ministry told Qiu Xiaoqi, China's ambassador to Spain and Andorra, that the country supports the Chinese people's great cause of peaceful reunification and opposes the Taiwan authorities' separatist action, which will affect the peace, stability, and development of the Asian Pacific region.
Qiu expressed his appreciation for Andorra's stance.
The statement was made in response to recent moves by the Taiwan authorities under Chen Shui-bian to push for UN membership under the name of "Taiwan," attracting opposition from the international community, including the United States and the European Union.
The Taiwan authorities on July 19 sent a letter to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, raising an application to join the United Nations under the name of "Taiwan." Meanwhile, Chen Shui-bian has been pushing for a plan to hold a "referendum" inside Taiwan on its entry to the United Nations under the name of "Taiwan."
A spokesperson for UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on July 23 that the UN Office of Legal Affairs had rejected the application for UN membership by Taiwan leader Chen Shui-bian, saying that the decision was made in keeping with resolution 2758 of the UN General Assembly, which determined that the United Nations abides by the one-China policy.
On July 31, China's UN Ambassador Wang Guangya, in his capacity as the rotating president of the UN Security Council in July, rejected the Taiwan authorities' application forwarded by representatives of Swaziland and the Solomon Islands to the United Nations.
The Chinese government condemned the Taiwan authorities' secessionist attempts, including the application for UN membership and the referendum bid, as "ridiculous" and "doomed to failure."
Source: Xinhua
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