The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) on Wednesday (July 28) congratulated Saint Lucia’s newly elected prime minister on his victory and pledged to continue close bilateral ties. The Caribbean nation, a diplomatic ally of Taiwan, held its general election on Monday (July 26), and Philip Joseph Pierre, who leads the Saint Lucia Labour Party (SLP), was sworn in as prime minister Wednesday after winning 13 of 17 parliamentary constituencies. MOFA said in a press release that its ambassador to Saint Lucia, Chen Chia-yen (陳家彥) had immediately congratulated Pierre following his victory on behalf of President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) and the Taiwanese