連れん絡らく事じ務む局きょく

noun

de-facto embassy; liaison office

Refers to an office that functions as a diplomatic mission in the absence of formal embassy relations, often used for Taiwan's representative offices in countries without official ties. Compare with 連絡事務所, which is a more general liaison office.

See also: 連絡事務所

• 台たい湾わんは日本にほんに連れん絡らく事じ務む局きょくを設せっ置ちしている。

  Taiwan has established a de-facto embassy in Japan.

• その国くにには大たい使し館かんがないため、連れん絡らく事じ務む局きょくが領りょう事じ業ぎょう務むを代だい行こうしている。

  Since there is no embassy in that country, the liaison office handles consular affairs.