Taipei Times
Date: Oct 19, 2018
By: Staff writer, with CNA
The Interpol on Wednesday said it does not support Taiwan’s efforts to participate in its
The entrance hall of Interpol headquarters in Lyon, France, is pictured on Oct.16, 2007.
Photo: AP
activities.
In an e-mail to the Central News Agency, Interpol said it considers China to be the sole Chinese representative to the organization.
The group did not directly respond to a question on its stance on Taiwan’s efforts to participate as an observer at Interpol’s general assembly, which starts on Nov. 16 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
“In 1984, the Interpol General Assembly decided that the government of the People’s Republic of China will be the sole representative to Interpol,” the Lyon-headquartered organization said in the e-mail.
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