Taiwan announced its withdrawal from Central American Parliament

The Taiwanese authorities announced their immediate withdrawal from the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN) after its deputies made a proposal to deprive the island of permanent observer status at the organisation and invite China in this status, TASS reports with reference to Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry

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"We strongly protest. In order to protect sovereignty and dignity, it was decided to officially withdraw from the Central American Parliament right now,” the statement reads.

On August 21^st, the meeting of the Central American Parliament approved China’s inclusion in PARLACEN as an observer state by a majority of votes.