Saudi Arabian Trade Office in Taipei

Saudi Arabian Trade Office in Taipei
المكتب التجاري في المملكة العربية السعودية في تايبيه
沙烏地阿拉伯商務辦事處
Agency overview
Jurisdiction  Republic of China (Taiwan)
Headquarters Taipei, Taiwan
Agency executive
  • Talat Ibrahim Muslimani, President[1]
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

References

  1. 1 2 President of the Saudi Arabian Commercial Office in Taipei Celebrates Secretary General of the Muslim World League
  2. ↑ Republic of China Yearbook, Kwang Hwa Publishing Company, 1989, page 246
  3. ↑ "Backgrounder: Basic facts about Kingdom of Saudi Arabia", Xinhua, February 9, 2009
  4. ↑ Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  5. ↑ West & East, Volumes 36-37, Sino-American Cultural and Economic Association, 1991, page xxix
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