Taipei Representative Office, Bratislava

Taipei Representative Office, Bratislava
Taipejská reprezentačná kancelária, Bratislava
駐斯洛伐克臺北代表處

Taipei Representative Office, Bratislava
Agency overview
FormedAugust 2003
Jurisdiction Slovakia
 Romania
HeadquartersMostová 185/2, Old Town, Bratislava, Slovakia
Agency executive
WebsiteOfficial website

The Taipei Representative Office, Bratislava (Chinese: 駐斯洛伐克臺北代表處; pinyin: Zhù Sīluòfkè Táiběi dài biǎo chǔ; Slovak: Taipejská reprezentačná kancelária, Bratislava) represents the interests of Taiwan in the Slovakia in the absence of formal diplomatic relations, functioning as a de facto embassy.[2] Its counterpart is the Slovak Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei, which was established in September 2003.[3]

Background

The aim of the representative office is to further bilateral cooperation between Slovakia and Taiwan in the fields of economics, culture, education and research. In addition, it offers consular services and the consular jurisdiction of the office also extends to Romania.[4][5]

Following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1992, the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Prague was assigned to the Czech Republic.[6] On 1 August 2003, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China established the representative office in the Slovak capital city of Bratislava, and at the same time also established business and economic groups for responsibility in related affairs. Following the opening of the office, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China issued a statement stating that "Chinese Government is resolutely opposed to any official relations or exchanges between Taiwan and countries having diplomatic ties with China" and that "any attempt to destroy the friendly relations between China and Slovak[ia] will get nowhere."[7][8][9]

As of 2020, the office is headed by a representative, currently David Nan-yang Lee,[4] who previously served as the representative of Taipei Representative Office in Ireland.[10]

See also

References

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  2. ^ "駐斯洛伐克代表處(駐斯洛伐克台北代表處)". Ministry of Foreign Affairs Republic of China (Taiwan). Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  3. ^ "Slovak Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei". Ministerstvo zahraničných vecí a európskych záležitostí SR. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  4. ^ a b "About". Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Bratislava. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
  5. ^ "國家/地方政府基本資料". Bureau of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Republic of China). Retrieved 2023-12-20.
  6. ^ "Slow Progress, High Prospects". Taiwan Today. 1997-11-01. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
  7. ^ "Representative Office Introduction". Taipei Representative Office, Bratislava. 2014-04-24. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
  8. ^ "第四項　我國與歐洲地區國家關係" (PDF). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
  9. ^ "Foreign Ministry Spokesperson on Taiwan's Officially Setting up a Representative Office in Slovak". Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Netherlands. 2003-07-24. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
  10. ^ "2008 Press Releases". University College Cork, Ireland. Retrieved 2023-12-20.