The Trade Council of Denmark, Taipei (Chinese: 丹麥商務辦事處; pinyin: Dānmài Shāngwù Bànshì Chù) represents interests of DenmarkinTaiwan in the absence of formal diplomatic relations, functioning as a de facto embassy. Its counterpart in Denmark is the Taipei Representative Office in DenmarkinCopenhagen.[3]
丹麥商務辦事處 | |
Chaofu Finance Building where the Trade Council of Denmark was located upon til June 2023. | |
Agency overview | |
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Formed | 1983[1] |
Jurisdiction | Republic of China |
Headquarters | Xinyi, Taipei, Taiwan 25°02′23.0″N 121°33′51.3″E / 25.039722°N 121.564250°E / 25.039722; 121.564250 |
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Website | taipei.um.dk |
It was established in 1983 as the Danish Trade Organisations' Taipei Office.[1]
The Trade Council’s Taipei office provides consular services to Danish citizens in Taiwan, including the issuing of Danish passports.[4] In addition, it is responsible for the issuing of visas for Denmark, Norway and Iceland.[5] It also handles Norwegian passport applications on behalf of the Norwegian EmbassyinSingapore.[6] Norway previously had its own Norwegian Trade Council office in Taipei, but this was closed in 2004.[7]
The Office is headed by the Director, Peter Sand.[2]
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