Though in office for less than four months, foreign minister Tien Hung-mao has already been to Europe twice. Based on his comments, analysts infer that Taiwan may in the near future establish formal diplomatic relations with another European country.
上任不過四個月，外交部長田弘茂已兩度走訪歐洲，外界根據他的談話推測，我國可能在近期內會在歐洲再下一城，與新的朋友建交。