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MOFA explains Nauru exit plans
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) says 15 Taiwanese diplomats, technical mission staffers and family members will soon be leaving Nauru after the latter cut official diplomatic ties with Taipei in favour of Beijing.
The ministry says the 15 include three conscripts doing their alternative military service in the diplomatic corps, two college interns, and four official technical mission members.
Foreign ministry spokesman Jeff Liu said ongoing talks with Nauru over the closure of the two countries' respective embassies are going smoothly, and Nauru has not made any "unreasonable demands."
Liu explained that it's customary for countries to take around three months to recall their respective personnel following the severance of diplomatic relations.
He went on to say that the government does not own any real estate in the Pacific island nation, as its embassy and dormitories were all rented. The foreign ministry will be selling the embassy's vehicles and other assets or transport them to nearby embassies.
