PRAGUE: Czech President-elect Petr Pavel vowed on Monday to boost his country's ties with Taiwan after holding a phone call with the island's leader and foreign minister.

Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen congratulated Pavel on his win in Saturday's presidential runoff over populist billionaire Andrej Babis.

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