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  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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