President Ma Ying-jeou paid a visit to Master Cheng Yen, founder of the Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation on Saturday.
According to Tzu Chi officials, during the meeting in Hualian, eastern Taiwan, Ma expressed his appreciation to the charity organization for its participation in domestic and international humanitarian efforts.
The president noted that in the recent TransAsia Airways plane crash, Tzu Chi set up a service center near the site of the crash in Taipei to help the victims’ relatives.