Italy says Taiwan flight resumption request 'noted' after virus ban

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Taiwan was angered last week when Italy suddenly suspended flights by Taiwan's flag carrier China Airlines between Taipei and Rome, ... AirlinesUpdatedItalysaysTaiwanflightresumptionrequest'noted'aftervirusbanByReutersStaff3MinReadTAIPEI,Feb5(Reuters)-Italy’sdefactoembassyinTaiwansaidonWednesdaythatithas“noted”theisland’srequestforaspeedyresumptionofairties,aftertheItaliangovernmentstoppeddirectflightshavingincludedTaiwanaspartofChinainresponsetothecoronavirusoutbreak.TaiwanwasangeredlastweekwhenItalysuddenlysuspendedflightsbyTaiwan’sflagcarrierChinaAirlinesbetweenTaipeiandRome,andhassoughtforthebantobelifted.ItalyhasstoppedallflightsbetweenthecountryandChina,aswellastheChinesecitiesofHongKongandMacauandChinese-claimedTaiwantostopthespreadofthevirus.Taiwanhasonlyreported11cases,comparedtomorethan24,000inChina,butastheWorldHealthOrganizationconsidersself-ruledTaiwanpartofChina,ithasincludeditinitsadvicethatChinais“veryhighrisk”.Taiwan’sgovernmenthascomplainedthattheItalianserroneouslyincludedtheislandduetotheWorldHealthOrganization’sdesignationoftheislandaspartofChina.Makingthefirstofficialresponse,theItalianEconomic,TradeandCulturalPromotionOfficeinTaipeiwroteonitsFacebookpagethatthesuspensionofflightsdidnotmeanTaiwanesecitizenswouldnotlongerbeabletovisitItaly.“Whiletheinconveniencefortheabovementionedextraordinarymeasureisregretted,thisOfficewouldliketoacknowledgethemessagesthathavebeenaddressedhereoverthepastfewdays,”itwrote.Themissionwouldliketo“assurethattherequestforaspeedyresumptionoffullandregularairconnectionsbetweenTaiwanandItalyhasbeennotedandalsobroughttotheattentionofthecompetentItaliangovernmentauthorities”.Italy,likemostcountries,hasnoofficialtieswithTaiwanandonlyrecognisesthegovernmentinBeijingnotTaipei.OvertheweekendVietnamhadalsosuspendedallflightsfromTaiwan,butTaiwan’sgovernmentmanagedtogetthatbanoverturnedwithinafewhours.TaiwanhascomplainedrepeatedlythattheWHOisplayingpoliticswiththeislandoverthevirusoutbreak,listingincorrectinformationandrefusingtoallowTaiwaneseexpertsintovirus-relatedmeetings.TheWHOsaysTaiwanisbeinggivenalltheaccessandhelpitneeds,buthasnotdirectlyaddressedTaiwan’scomplaintsaboutincludingitsvirusnumbersunderChina’s.(ReportingbyBenBlanchard;EditingbySimonCameron-Moore)OurStandards:TheThomsonReutersTrustPrinciples.for-phone-onlyfor-tablet-portrait-upfor-tablet-landscape-upfor-desktop-upfor-wide-desktop-up

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