South Africa to discuss Taiwan ties after orders to relocate de facto embassy
South Africa to discuss Taiwan ties after orders to relocate de facto embassy
2024-10-29
Earlier this month, South Africa ordered Taiwan to relocate its de facto embassy out of the country’s capital Pretoria before Oct. 30, adding that the move was non-negotiable. But things seem to have changed after Taiwan refused to comply. South Africa now says it is willing to hold talks with Taiwan concerning bilateral relations. Let’s hear from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Jeff Liu
Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson
Thanks to the joint efforts of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Taiwan’s representative office in South Africa, and to the attention the issue drew from observers, the South African government has communicated with our representative office regarding its unilateral orders to relocate the office before the deadline of Oct. 30. The South African government says it is willing to engage in bilateral consultations with us through existing official channels to conduct negotiations about the future of the bilateral relationship.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs called on South Africa, as a G20 country, not to use coercive methods against the representative office or interfere in its operations before a consensus has been reached. It added that Taiwan would listen to South Africa’s view on the future of bilateral relations with Taiwan and exchange opinions based on mutual respect and dignity.
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不再強硬要求10/30遷館 外交部：南非政府願與我磋商
2024-10-29
南非政府日前在我國駐南非代表處，舉辦國慶酒會當天，要求駐館必須在10月30日前遷出首都普勒托利亞，而且沒有協商餘地，但經過連日交涉出現轉機。
[[外交部發言人 劉永健]]
“在外交部及駐南非代表處同仁連日努力，以及各界的關心下，南非政府已就其單方面設定的10月30日遷出期限，向我駐處表示，南非政府願改由依循雙方既有官方溝通管道，優先與我方就未來雙邊關係進行磋商”
劉永健指出，外交部相信也呼籲，南非作為G20成員國，在雙方討論獲得共識前，不會對我駐處採取任何強制手段，或其他可能干擾駐處運作及僑民服務功能的行動，至於南非政府對未來雙邊關係的想法，我國也會持續在對等尊嚴原則下，了解南非方面看法，並與其交換意見。
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