UN General Assembly
2014

report that at the national level we have implemented strategies that have brought a reduction in violent crime and strengthened institutions that sustain peaceful and inclusive societies. We are grateful to our development partners — the Governments of the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Mexico and Canada, the European Union, and the Republic of China on Taiwan — for their invaluable assistance in that regard. Thirty-one years ago, our new nation forged a strategic and mutually beneficial relationship with the Republic of China on Taiwan. That relationship has grown by leaps and bounds, and it touches all three dimensions of sustainable development. As the dialogue continues on the implementation of the post-2015 development agenda, Saint Kitts and Nevis regards itself suitably qualified to speak on the valuable contribution which the Republic of China on Taiwan can make to the international community. At the recent SIDS Conference in Samoa, our Prime Minister had the privilege to speak of the value of the partnership established with the Government and private sector of Taiwan in implementing a number