Taiwan is unlikely to resolve the Diaoyutai Islands sovereignty dispute
via international meditation since it is not a member of the United Nations,
the nation's top envoy to Japan said yesterday in Taipei.
“Taiwan is not a UN member state
so it would be difficult for us if we want to settle the dispute via
international courts,” said Shen Ssu-tsun, Taiwan's representative to Japan,
yesterday during a legislative session.
Shen made the remarks in response
to an opposition lawmaker who asked him to comment on President Ma Ying-jeou
who said that the government will not rule out the possibility of resolving the
dispute via international meditation if necessary.
Despite the unlikelihood of
solving the island row via international courts, Taiwan can still find ways to
negotiate with the two other claimants and solve the matter peacefully, which
is exactly why the president proposed the East China Sea Peace Initiative, Shen
said
Shen attended the legislative
session yesterday to brief Taiwanese lawmakers on the latest Taipei-Tokyo
relations in the wake of the recent row.
He was recalled back to Taiwan September
12 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a severe protest over Tokyo's recent
“purchase” of three uninhabited islets in the disputed island chain.
Previous reports claimed that
Shen would be heading back to Japan in the following week. Asked when he would
return to his post, Shen yesterday said the date has yet to be decided.
Shen also said yesterday that
Taiwan will continue to hold discussions with Japan on reopening bilateral
fishery talks, although the recent developments in the Diaoyutais have caused
Taiwan to reassess the matter.
The envoy said the 17th round of
Taiwan-Japan talks on fishing rights were originally set for early October, but
the nation now needs to reconsider that timetable in light of Japan's
“nationalisation” move.
Nonetheless, Taiwan will continue
to communicate with Japan in order to determine the schedule and other matters
related to the bilateral talks on fishing rights, he added.
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