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Nigeria Severs Diplomatic Ties With Taiwan, Shuts Its Abuja Office by Calmzin(m): 12:57pm On Jan 12, 2017 |
The federal government yesterday announced that
Nigeria will be severing its diplomatic ties with
Taiwan and that the Taiwan diplomatic office in
Abuja should be relocated to Lagos where it will
now serve as as Trade mission.
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, who
disclosed this at a news conference in Abuja
yesterday, said this became necessary following
the Federal government's decision to pledge
support for ‘One China’.
According to Onyeama, Taiwan is not a country
that is recognized under international law as it is
just a small island nation 180km east of China.
According to him, having any diplomatic ties with
Taiwan as against China which is the country, is
against international law and practice.
Moreso the One China police been supported by
the Federal government stipulates that any
government that would want to seek relations with
the People Republic of China must severe its
relationship with the Republic of China also known
as Taiwan.
“Taiwan will stop enjoying any privileges because
it is not a country that is recognized under
international law and under the position we have
taken internationally, we recognize the people of
China. Taiwan will not have any diplomatic
representation in Nigeria and also they will be
moving out of Abuja to Lagos to the extent that
they function as a trade mission with a skeletal
staff. Chinese government does not oppose trading
with Taiwan as such as long there is no formal
contact with the government that will suggest
recognition of Taiwan as sovereign country” he
said
He said Nigeria was not forced to take the
decision, adding that the country recognized the
People’s Republic of China as a country because
Nigeria was one of the leading African nations that
fought for China to reclaim its seat at the UN
Security Council from Taiwan.
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Re: Nigeria Severs Diplomatic Ties With Taiwan, Shuts Its Abuja Office by Mynd44: 1:26pm On Jan 12, 2017 |
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