Lo Chih-cheng relates that, though there is no direct and immediate impact on inter-state relations as a result of private participation in nongovernmental organizations, nevertheless such participation can strengthen communication and contact between peoples.
羅致政也表示，民間參與 NGO 雖然無法對國與國間的外交關係有直接與立即的影響，但卻可加強民間的溝通與來往。