Through the new diplomatic headquarters in Beijing, the Salvadoran government aims to deepen relations with the Asian giant.
The opening of the Salvadoran government's embassy in China will help to further strengthen the relationship of friendship, trade and cooperation between the two nations, reported the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of El Salvador.
Following the path chosen by its neighbors Panama and Costa Rica, the Salvadoran government has announced the opening of diplomatic relations with China and a rupture with Taiwan.
Reactions to the announcement by President Salvador Sánchez Cerén did not take long.The US government expressed its opposition, stating that the decision will bring negative consequences for El Salvador, while opposition politicians accused the government of wanting to ease the way for China to be granted the concession to operate the port of La Unión.
The Foreign Ministry has announced that it has given approval for the establishment of the office, whose opening is scheduled for October.
Two years after El Salvador set up an embassy in Russia, the authorities in this country are preparing to open an office in San Salvador, for which they "... already have a person to lead it."
Foreign Minister Hugo Martinez told Elmundo.com.sv "...
The objective is to promote, expand and diversify economic, trade, investment and tourism links between the two nations.
From a press release by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in El Salvador:
The Foreign Minister, Jaime Miranda Flamenco, officially opened on October 31 a Commercial Office in El Salvador Sao Paulo, Brazil, in order to promote, expand and diversify economic, trade, investment and tourism links between this nation and the South American country.
The diplomatic mission will be concurrently accredited to Central America, and the announced purpose is the narrowing of trade and diplomatic relations with the region.
A statement on Guatemala.gob.gt reads:
The secretary general of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Morocco, Youssef Amrani, announced that for the first time this country will establish an embassy in Guatemala, due to the geographical and strategic position that is our nation.
In order to exploit the opportunities offered by the Chinese market, the Salvadoran government is studying a way to do it without affecting relations with Taiwan.
A study of relations with People's Republic of China, conducted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of El Salvador concluded that for this year, 2013, the country could open a commercial office in the Asian nation.
Now the countries have fully reestablished diplomatic relations between them.
These were ended on 1961, and resumed on June 2009.
“Both chancellors expect to sign a framework agreement to foster trade”, reported Laprensagrafica.com.
Hugo Martínez, Salvadoran state minister, commented that “Cuba will be important in a program for those injured in the Salvadoran Wars, which ended in 1992 with peace agreements sponsored by the United Nations”.
Hugo Martínez, Salvadoran Chancellor, visited South Korea, as the country looks to expand its diplomatic and trade ties with the Eastern Asian region.
Last week, at the Forum for East Asia - Latin America Cooperation in Tokio, El Salvador signed agreements with Taiwan and Japan.
"We have signed agreements with Korea, Taiwan and Japan to promote trade and specific cooperation in areas like health, education and technology", said Martínez.
Both the president-elect of El Salvador and the Chinese government expressed interest in closer ties.
Mauricio Funes, president-elect of El Salvador, said Wednesday that he was interested in exploring the establishment of diplomatic relations and strengthening trade relations with the Asian country.
According to an article by AFP in mipunto.com, the Chinese government indicated its willingness today to "strengthen relations with El Salvador," but it clarified that “any closer ties to El Salvador should be based on the principle that the island of Taiwan is an integral part of Chinese territory."
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