The two nations have agreed to establish a “Taiwan Representative Office” and “Somaliland Representative Office,” Wu told a news conference in Taipei, after Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Wang Ting-yu (王定宇) a day earlier shared a foreign media report that Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi has appointed a representative to Taiwan. While the exact dates for the offices’ launches are still to be negotiated, Taiwan has since Feb. 6 sent officials to Somaliland to make preparations, he said. Somaliland also has representative offices in 22 countries, he said, adding that Taiwan’s measure is no different from that of other countries. Both sides would appoint a senior diplomat and four officers for each new office, Wu said, but withheld the officials’ names. Establishing a representative office does not necessarily lead to establishing formal ties, he added.

Source: Taipei Times July 01, 2020 15:56 UTC