President Alhaji Dr Yahya Jammeh, has left Banjul with a high powered delegation for Taipei, Taiwan, on a six-day working visit.

The Gambian leader was seen off at the Banjul International Airport, yesterday in the morning, by the Vice President Aja Dr Isatou Njie-Saidy, who was joined at the take-off by the speaker of the National Assembly, the chief justice, members of the Cabinet, and service chiefs, amongst other dignitaries.

The Taipei visit is seen as another brotherly visit that will deepen bilateral cooperation between The Gambia and the Asian-Pacific island state.

In September this year, the Taiwanese President Chen Sui-bien, was eager to receive his Gambian counterpart at the first-ever Taiwan-Africa Heads of State Summit in Taipei, at which President Jammeh could not be present due to pressing state matters. However, the Gambian leader was ably represented by the Vice President Aja Dr Isatou Njie-Saidy on that occasion.

Convinced of the friendly ties between the two countries, President Chen warmly renewed his invitation through the vice president to receive President Jammeh on a working visit.
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nce the resumption of diplomatic relations in 1995, The Gambia and Taiwan have demonstrated strong commitment to broadened cooperation between the two countries and this has been yielding results at both fronts.

President Jammeh is expected to be received with impressive alacrity upon his arrival by President Chen himself and senior members of his government at Taipei airport.