Vice President Wu Den-yih arrived in the Vatican on Saturday night. He’s there to attend the canonizations of the late Popes John Paul II and John XXIII on Sunday, local time.
Wu was greeted upon arrival by Taipei's Ambassador to the Holy See, Larry Wang, as well as Taipei's representative to Italy, and a Vatican official.
Wu said he was honored to attend the canonizations on behalf of President Ma Ying-jeou.
Millions were set to gather at the Vatican to celebrate Sunday's canonization ceremony to be presided over by Pope Francis, with former Pope Benedict XVI in attendance.
The Vatican is the only country in Europe with which the Republic of China on Taiwan has official diplomatic ties.