Taipei Representative Office, Bratislava Explained

Agency Name:Taipei Representative Office, Bratislava
Nativename:Taipejská reprezentačná kancelária, Bratislava
駐斯洛伐克臺北代表處
Formed:August 2003
Jurisdiction: Slovakia
Romania
Headquarters:Mostová 185/2, Old Town, Bratislava, Slovakia
Chief1 Position:Representative[1]

The Taipei Representative Office, Bratislava (; 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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Taiwan, Slovak charities partner to support Ukraine’s recovery. Taiwan Today. 2023-08-02. 2023-12-20.
  2. Web site: 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). December 20, 2023.
  3. Web site: Slovak Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei. Ministerstvo zahraničných vecí a európskych záležitostí SR. 20 December 2023.
  4. Web site: About. Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Bratislava. 2023-12-20.
  5. Web site: 國家/地方政府基本資料. Bureau of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Republic of China). 2023-12-20.
  6. News: Slow Progress, High Prospects. Taiwan Today. 1997-11-01. 2023-12-20.
  7. Web site: Representative Office Introduction. Taipei Representative Office, Bratislava. 2014-04-24. 2023-12-20.
  8. Web site: 第四項 我國與歐洲地區國家關係. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China. 2023-12-20.
  9. Web site: 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. 2023-12-20.
  10. Web site: 2008 Press Releases. University College Cork, Ireland. 2023-12-20.