The Taipei Mission in the Republic of Latvia (Chinese: 駐拉脫維亞臺北代表團; pinyin: Zhù Lātuōwéiyǎ Táiběi Dàibiǎo Tuán, Latvian: Taipejas Misija Latvijas Republikā) represents the interests of Taiwan in the Republic of Latvia in the absence of formal diplomatic relations, functioning as a de facto embassy.
The aim of the representative office is to further bilateral cooperation between Latvia and Taiwan in the fields of economics, culture, education and research.
During the delegation's visit, Latvia and Taiwan signed agreement for investment-protection and a letter of intent to establish direct flights between the capital cities of Taipei and Riga.
[9][10][11][12] After a new Latvian government under Valdis Birkavs came to power following the 1993 parliamentary election, the Taiwanese consulate general in Riga was closed and Latvia normalized its relations with the People's Republic of China in 1994 due to Latvia receiving very little investment from Taiwan and the conducting of a much larger trade with China.
In November 1995, the consulate general was downgraded to the Taipei Mission in the Republic of Latvia and in October 1996, it began its operations.