The two men said goodbye at Taipei airport. En route to Taiwan, President Chen told President Maduro that he was deeply moved by the Pope's funeral, and that on returning home he would seek reconciliation with the opposition in Taiwan as well as in cross-strait relations. He was determined to work even harder for the welfare of the people of Taiwan.
在總統專機上，陳總統告訴馬杜洛總統，此行參加教宗辭世追思彌撒給了他很深啟發，回國後將致力追求朝野與兩岸和解，為台灣人民創造更多的福祉。