Saturday, February 19, 2011

MANILA APOLOGIZES OVER DEPORTEES ROW: TAIWAN


By Agence France-Presse
taiwanTAIPEI - Taiwan's foreign ministry said Saturday the Philippines has apologised after a row over deporting 14 Taiwanese to China and launched a probe into this incident.

"I apologise for this unfortunate incident," Amadeo R. Perez, chairman of Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO), was quoted as saying in a ministry statement after meeting Foreign Minister Timothy Yang in Taipei on Friday.
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