# 閉幕致詞

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**立法院林志嘉秘書長**

秘書長出席「2021開放國會論壇」閉幕致詞參考稿

110年12月3日（星期五）下午16:15 喜來登大飯店

各位與會貴賓和投入本次論壇工作的朋友，大家午安！

2021開放國會論壇至此已進入尾聲，我要代表立法院，對這兩天內所有不辭辛勞遠道而來參加實體會議的貴賓、線上與會講者及投入論壇工作的每一位朋友，再度致謝。同時，我們也感謝與會貴賓都能體諒配合防疫措施，倘因此讓與會貴賓感到不便之處，我也在此請各位見諒。

在緊鑼密鼓的這兩天中我們看到了全球關心開放國會議題的國會議員、專家學者及公民社群朋友積極參與，並闡述他們對開放國會「透明、參與、課責、多元及涵容」等價值的觀點及建議達成這些目標的具體作為。相信原本對開放國會內容不熟悉的聽眾，在經過這兩天的論壇後，應該對相關的議題已更加熟稔。未來立法院也會繼續推動開放國會及國會識讀的相關活動及工作坊，並與國內公民社群攜手合作，站在彼此對等立場上、互相交流對話，讓未來國會推動立法的過程能更切合民眾的實際需要。

在剛剛各位與會貴賓簽署的聯合聲明中，對於強化國會功能以面對政府資訊透明、公民空間、後疫情時代之應處及復甦等挑戰；提升對國際性及區域性內少數民族的打壓的關注；強化民主體制、建立區域及國際間立法網絡系統、共同推動深化民主之各項計畫及確保各方進一步開放國會工作的參與情形等進行承諾。我們期盼，今年在台灣舉辦開放國會論壇後，未來我國立法委員也有機會赴他國參與論壇，強化民主韌性，共同鞏固區域合作與國際間民主價值。

最後，再次謝謝與會的夥伴，讓國際看到台灣，也讓國人知道我們臺灣並不孤單，再度謝謝大家！

**外交部吳釗燮部長**

Closing remarks at the 2021 Open Parliament Forum

The Honorable speaker Woods of the Belize House of Representatives;
Honorable Members of parliaments from Mexico, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia;
Secretary-General Lin Jih-jia of the Legislative Yuan;
Dr. Michael Hsiao of the Taiwan-Asia Exchange Foundation;
Mr. Manpreet Singh Anand of NDI,
distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen,

Good afternoon!

I am honored to speak at closing ceremony of the 2021 Open Parliament Forum. I would like to thank our partners, including the Legislative Yuan, the National Democratic Institute (NDI), and the Taiwan-Asia Exchange Foundation for cohosting this monumental event. I am proud that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs can partner with you to make this event a reality.

Open government and open parliament have been important pursuits of democracies for decades. I am proud to say that Taiwan people and government has adhered to the concept and have tried hard to reach the goal. And I am quite happy that Taiwan is the first country that is not a member of the OGP to host this event in Asia.

As Ambassador Mitchell said in the opening ceremony, no democracy is perfect. And we understand our democracy is not perfect, and our government, including our LY, may not be as open and responsible as we desire it to be. But I can tell you that the Taiwanese people don’t turn back after we embarked on the road of democratization. We will continue to be sensitive to the problems of our democracy, and try hard to address them. This will be an endless effort, but we have to be relentless, especially when Taiwan has been seriously challenged by authoritarianism, which seemed to be determined to crush our democracy though military coercion and hybrid warfare.

Yes, we are concerned about the threat posed by authoritarianism, which has tried to take advantage of the openness and transparency of our democratic system by infiltration into and manipulate our society. But we will never give in to authoritarianism. We have confidence that democracy will prevail at the end. And Taiwan will also prevail because we are a democracy, and we are not alone.

Indeed, we are not alone. We have democratic partners around the world who wants to strengthen relations with Taiwan, want to support our participation in the international organizations, and want to caution that peace and stability and status quo across the Taiwan Strait must be maintained. We are encouraged by the support and will continue to stand tall at this outpost of democracy. After all, when we look beyond Asia, we have seen great examples in Europe who have endured political pressure and the threat of hybrid warfare by their authoritarian neighbor, but continue to stand tall like moral giants. You are our beacon.

Ladies and gentlemen, the 2021 Open Parliament Forum is drawing to a close. But this is also a new beginning for democracies around the world to work together as one. Trust me, you will have a good friend and reliable partner in Taiwan. Together, we will make a difference.

Thank you!

以下現場翻譯供參考：

敬愛的貝里斯議長伍茲、以及我們來自墨西哥、立陶宛、拉脫維亞、愛沙尼亞的國會貴賓們、立法院林志嘉秘書長、台亞會的蕭新煌董事長、NDI的安南德總監，各位敬愛的貴賓，大家午安！

非常榮幸受邀來2021開放國會論壇發表閉幕致詞。我想藉此機會感謝我們的夥伴，包含立法院、美國國際民主基金會、台灣亞洲交流基金會和我們一起合辦這場別具意義的活動。外交部有幸與各位一起讓這場活動實現，我感到非常驕傲。

開放政府和開放國會是數十年來民主國家的重要追求，我可以很自信地說，台灣人及台灣政府一直秉持這個精神，並且努力達成開放的目標。我也很高興，台灣是亞洲第一個舉辦開放國會的非OGP會員國。

如同米德偉大使開幕式所言，沒有完美的民主政體，我們也了解民主並不完美，我們的政府部門，包含立法院，也許不如我們期待的那般開放、負責，但我可以說，台灣人踏上民主的路途後，便不再回頭。我們會持續對民主制度中的問題保持敏銳度，並持續地嘗試改善這些問題。這會是一個漫長無盡的工作，但我們必須鍥而不捨，尤其當台灣正面臨威權政權透過軍事威逼及混合站企圖擊潰我們的民主。

確實，我們擔憂這些來自威權的威脅，試圖利用我們民主制度的開放、透明，來滲透並且操控我們的社會，但我們絕對不會向威權屈服，我們有信心，民主最終會勝利，台灣最後也會勝利，因為我們是個民主的政體，而且，我們不孤單。

我們真的不孤單，我們在世界各國都有民主夥伴，並且希望強化與台灣之間的關係、支持台灣在國際組織上的參與，並且希望確保台海和平穩定的現狀。

我們因各位的支持備受鼓舞，也會持續堅守民主的最前線。畢竟，將視野帶離亞洲，我們已經可以在歐洲看到承受鄰近威權國家政治壓力、與混合戰威脅，但仍然昂首挺胸的典範。你們，就是我們的燈塔。

各位先生女士，2021開放國會論壇來到尾聲，但這同時也是全世界民主國家團結一心合作的開端。相信我，你們在台灣會有一個好朋友和一位值得信賴的夥伴！

謝謝！