The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Prague (; )
represents the interests of
Taiwan
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in the
Czech Republic
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in the absence of formal diplomatic relations, functioning as a
''de facto'' embassy. Its counterpart is the Czech Economic and Cultural Office, which was established in November 1993.
Background
The aim of the representative office is to further bilateral cooperation between Czech Republic and Taiwan in the fields of economics, culture, education and research. In addition, it offers consular services.
On 4 July 1991, Taiwan and
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia ( ; Czech language, Czech and , ''Česko-Slovensko'') was a landlocked country in Central Europe, created in 1918, when it declared its independence from Austria-Hungary. In 1938, after the Munich Agreement, the Sudetenland beca ...
reached a mutual location agreement and on 7 August, the economic and cultural office was established in Prague, the capital of Czechoslovakia, becoming the second representative office to be established in
Central and
Eastern Europe
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. The office successively set up business, consular affairs, economic, cultural, and science and technology groups for related affairs. Following the
dissolution of Czechoslovakia
The dissolution of Czechoslovakia, which took effect on December 31, 1992, was the Self-determination, self-determined Partition (politics), partition of the federal republic of Fifth Czechoslovak Republic, Czechoslovakia into the independent ...
, the office became responsible for affairs related to the
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...
.
In September 2023, the office opened a cultural division.
See also
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Czech Republic-Taiwan relations
Czech may refer to:
* Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe
** Czech language
** Czechs, the people of the area
** Czech culture
** Czech cuisine
* One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus
*Czech (surname) ...
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List of diplomatic missions of Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China, has 112 diplomatic missions across the world . Due to the One-China policy held by the People's Republic of China on the Chinese mainland, other states are only allowed to maintain relations with one of ...
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List of diplomatic missions in Czech Republic
This article lists diplomatic missions resident in the Czech Republic, also known as Czechia. At present, the capital city of Prague hosts 89 embassies. Several other countries have missions accredited from other capitals, mostly in Vienna, Berlin ...
References
External links
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{{Diplomatic missions in the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
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Czech Republic–Taiwan relations
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1991 establishments in Czechoslovakia
Diplomatic missions in Prague
Organizations established in 1991