Saudi Arabian Trade Office in Taipei
沙烏地阿拉伯商務辦事處 | |
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Jurisdiction | Taiwan |
Headquarters | Taipei, Taiwan |
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Website | Saudi Arabian Trade Office in Taipei |
The Saudi Arabian Trade Office in Taipei (Arabic: المكتب التجاري في المملكة العربية السعودية في تايبيه Almaktab Alttijari fi Almamlakat Alearabiat Alssaeudiat fi Tayibih) (Chinese: 沙烏地阿拉伯商務辦事處; pinyin: Shā Wū Dì Ālābó Shāngwù Bànshì Chù) represents the interests of Saudi Arabia in Taiwan in the absence of formal diplomatic relations, functioning as a de facto embassy.
History
Until 1990, Saudi Arabia had diplomatic relations with Taiwan as the Republic of China, and had an Embassy in Taipei.[2] However, in that year, it recognised the People's Republic of China.[3]
Its counterpart in Saudi Arabia is the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Riyadh.[4] Both offices were set up in 1991, following the signing of a secret memorandum six months after the severing of diplomatic relations.[5]
The Office is headed by the President, Talat Ibrahim Muslimani.[1]
See also
- Taiwan–Saudi Arabia relations
- List of diplomatic missions in Taiwan
- List of diplomatic missions of Saudi Arabia
References
- 1 2 President of the Saudi Arabian Commercial Office in Taipei Celebrates Secretary General of the Muslim World League
- ↑ Republic of China Yearbook, Kwang Hwa Publishing Company, 1989, page 246
- ↑ "Backgrounder: Basic facts about Kingdom of Saudi Arabia", Xinhua, February 9, 2009
- ↑ Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- ↑ West & East, Volumes 36-37, Sino-American Cultural and Economic Association, 1991, page xxix