Vaga: Estonia donates 1.11 million medical masks to Ukraine in cooperation with Taiwan

Chairman of the Estonia-Taiwan Support Group Kristo Enn Vaga said that Taiwanese companies Motex and Kangjian donated 1.11 million medical masks to Ukrainian health care institutions and units of the Ukrainian Defence Forces at a mask donation ceremony held in Taiwan. The masks will be sent to Estonia, and the Chairman of the Support Group will be responsible for their delivery to Ukraine. “All assistance to Ukraine is critical. Medical supplies such as masks are especially valuable as the burden on hospitals in Ukraine is overwhelming and any extra help can help save lives,” Kristo Enn Vaga explained.

Vaga added that Taiwan has also contributed to Ukraine’s reconstruction efforts in partnership with Estonia. In June last year, the Estonian Centre for International Development ESTDEV received 1.1 million euros from the Taipei Mission in Latvia for the construction of family homes in Ukraine. “Taiwan’s slogan “Taiwan can help, and Taiwan is helping!” is very powerful and shows that Estonia is in a very similar value space with Taiwan,” Kristo Enn Vaga underlined.

The visit of the Estonian defence industry companies to Taiwan takes place on 4–8 February. The head of the delegation is Kristo Enn Vaga, and the delegation consists of member of the Estonia-Taiwan Support Group Kalle Laanet and representatives of Estonia’s defence industry companies Threod Systems, TrackDeep, Semetron and Frankenburg Technologies. The delegation will meet with Vice President of Taiwan Hsiao Bi-khim, Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung and Secretary-General of the National Security Council Joseph Wu, and visit the Ministry of Defence of Taiwan. They will also have meetings with the Defence Industry Association, the Asia UAV AI Innovation Application R&D Centre, and several defence industry companies of Taiwan. This is the second visit of the Estonia-Taiwan Support Group of this Riigikogu to Taiwan. The previous visit took place in March 2024. The Foreign Affairs Committee of the Riigikogu visited Taiwan in November.

Photos: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Taiwan

For more information, please contact:
Kristo Enn Vaga
kristoenn.vaga@riigikogu.ee
+372 56267733

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Source: Parliament of Estonia