Taiwan and Swaziland have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on immigration and the prevention of human trafficking.
Swaziland is the second African country that has inked such an MOU with Taiwan, after former ally the Gambia.
Taiwan’s National Immigration Administration (NIA) said that the MOU aims at strengthening cooperation, fighting terrorism and cracking down on human smuggling.
Taiwan has already signed similar MOUs or agreements with scores of other countries since 2011. These include Mongolia, Indonesia, the Gambia, Honduras, Vietnam, Paraguay, the United States, the Solomon Islands, Belize, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Japan and Guatemala. The MOUs are part of the government’s plan to strengthen border controls such as the detection of fake passports and the reporting of terrorists.
The MOU was signed by NIA Director-General Mo Tien-hu in Taipei in mid-March and later inked by a high-ranking official in Swaziland on April 8th.