The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Honduras announced the severance of diplomatic relations with Taiwan.
“The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, on behalf of the President of the Republic, informed Taiwan of the decision to sever diplomatic relations between the two countries,” the Foreign Ministry said in a statement posted on Twitter.
The foreign ministry said that Honduras recognizes the existence of only one China and called the PRC authorities the only legitimate government of this country.
Former President of Honduras Xiomara Castro reported that she had instructed the Minister of Foreign Affairs Eduardo Reine start work on establishing official relations with China. Against this backdrop, Taiwan’s foreign ministry expressed grave concern to Honduras, asking the country not to make “wrong decisions” and then recalled its ambassador to the Central American country.
