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{{Short description|Political representative office in Prague, Czech Republic}}
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| jurisdiction = {{flag|Slovakia}}<br>{{flag|Romania}}
| headquarters = Mostová
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| chief1_position = Representative<ref>{{cite web|url=https://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=2,6,10,15,18&post=240094 |title=Taiwan, Slovak charities partner to support Ukraine’s recovery|newspaper=Taiwan Today|date=2023-08-02|access-date=2023-12-20}}</ref>
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▲| headquarters = [[Bratislava]], [[Slovakia]]
▲| chief1_name = Lee Nan-yang
▲| website = {{Official website|https://www.roc-taiwan.org/sk/index.html}}
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The '''Taipei Representative Office, Bratislava''' ({{zh |t =駐斯洛伐克臺北代表處 |p = Zhù Sīluòfkè Táiběi dài biǎo chǔ}}; {{lang-sk|Taipejská reprezentačná kancelária, Bratislava}}) [[Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office|represents the interests]] of [[Taiwan]] in the [[Slovakia]] in the absence of formal diplomatic relations, functioning as a [[de facto embassy|''de facto'' embassy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mofa.gov.tw/OverseasOffice_Content.aspx?n=168&sms=87&s=118&os=50|title=駐斯洛伐克代表處(駐斯洛伐克台北代表處)|newspaper=Ministry of Foreign Affairs Republic of China (Taiwan)|access-date=December 20, 2023}}</ref> Its counterpart is the Slovak Economic and Cultural Office in [[Taipei]], which was established in September 2003.<ref name=":2">{{cite web|url=https://mzv.sk/en/web/taipei-en|title=Slovak Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei|newspaper=Ministerstvo zahraničných vecí a európskych záležitostí SR|access-date=20 December 2023}}</ref>
==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]].<ref name=":TR">{{Cite web|url=https://www.roc-taiwan.org/sk_en/post/4.html|title=About|newspaper=Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Bratislava|access-date=2023-12-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boca.gov.tw/sp-foof-countrycp-03-78-98b69-03-1.html|title=國家/地方政府基本資料|newspaper=Bureau of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Republic of China)|access-date=2023-12-20}}</ref>
Following the [[dissolution of Czechoslovakia|dissolution]] of [[Czechoslovakia]] in 1992, the [[Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Prague|Taipei Economic and Cultural Office]] in [[Prague]] was assigned to the [[Czech Republic]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=4&post=4015|title=Slow Progress, High Prospects|newspaper=Taiwan Today|date=1997-11-01|access-date=2023-12-20}}</ref> 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 (China)|Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China]] issued a statement stating that "[[Government of China|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."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.roc-taiwan.org/sk/post/4.html|title=Representative Office Introduction|newspaper=Taipei Representative Office, Bratislava| date=2014-04-24|access-date=2023-12-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://multilingual.mofa.gov.tw/web/web_UTF-8/almanac/almanac2014/09.pdf|title=第四項 我國與歐洲地區國家關係|newspaper=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China|access-date=2023-12-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://nl.china-embassy.gov.cn/eng/zggk/zt/twwt/200307/t20030724_2907267.htm|title=Foreign Ministry Spokesperson on Taiwan's Officially Setting up a Representative Office in Slovak|newspaper=Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Netherlands|date=2003-07-24|access-date=2023-12-20}}</ref>
As of 2020, the office is headed by a representative, currently David Nan-yang Lee,<ref name=":TR"/> who previously served as the representative of [[Taipei Representative Office in Ireland]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.ucc.ie/en/news/archive/2014andbeyond/2008pressreleases/taipei-delegation-visits-ucc-and-tyndall-national-institute.html|title=2008 Press Releases|newspaper=University College Cork, Ireland|access-date=2023-12-20}}</ref>
==See also==
* [[
* [[List of diplomatic missions in Slovakia]]
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==External links==
▲{{Diplomatic missions of Taiwan}}
* [https://www.roc-taiwan.org/sk_en/index.html Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Bratislava]
{{Diplomatic missions of the Republic of China}}
{{Diplomatic missions in Slovakia}}
[[Category:Old Town, Bratislava]]
[[Category:2003 establishments in Slovakia]]
[[Category:Diplomatic missions in Bratislava]]
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