Belgian Office, Taipei

Belgian Office, Taipei
比利時台北辦事處
Agency overview
Formed 1979 (as Belgian Trade Association)[1]
Jurisdiction  Taiwan
Headquarters Songshan, Taipei, Taiwan
Agency executive
  • Rik Van Droogenbroeck, Head of Office[2]
Website Belgian Office, Taipei

The Belgian Office, Taipei (Chinese: 比利時台北辦事處; pinyin: Bǐlìshí Táiběi Bànshì Chù) represents the interests of Belgium in Taiwan in the absence of formal diplomatic relations, functioning as a de facto embassy. Its counterpart in Belgium is the Taipei Representative Office in the EU and Belgium in Brussels.[3]

It was established in 1979 as the Belgian Trade Association by the trade federation Fabrimetal, before it signed a five-year contract with the government in 1985 to manage all Belgian interests in Taiwan, including the issuing of visas under the seal of the Consulate in Hong Kong from 1988.[1]

The Consular Section provides administrative and consular services to both Belgian and Luxembourg nationals resident in Taiwan.[4] However, Luxembourg has its own representative office, the Luxembourg Trade and Investment Office, Taipei.[5]

The Head of the Office is Rik Van Droogenbroeck, previously Minister Counsellor at the Belgian Embassy in Beijing.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 A Pretence of Privatisation: Taiwan's External Relations, Françoise Mengin, in Privatising the State, Béatrice Hibou, C. Hurst & Co. Publishers, 2004, pages 157
  2. 1 2 27 Heads of Belgian Diplomatic Missions assigned abroad, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2 April 2015
  3. ↑ Taipei Representative Office in the EU and Belgium
  4. ↑ Belgium in Taipei, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  5. ↑ Luxembourg Trade and Investment Office, Taipei (Chinese)

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