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The official delegation of Lithuania has arrived on a visit to Taiwan, where it will spend 5 days, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the island reported.
As reported, the delegation is headed by Deputy Minister of Transport and Communications Agne Vaichyukeviciute. Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry on Twitter welcomed the delegation from Lithuania and expressed hope for the productivity of the visit, as well as further “strengthening strategic cooperation and business ties in advanced sectors.”
Earlier, Taiwanese media reported that representatives of Lithuania will hold a working meeting with the leadership of the island’s Ministry of Transport.
In 2021, an official representative office of Taiwan was opened in Vilnius, followed by a complication in relations between China and Lithuania. In the future, Beijing unilaterally lowered the level of diplomatic relations with Lithuania to the level of charge d’affaires, and also imposed restrictions on the import of Lithuanian goods.
Last week, in response to the visit of the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan, Beijing canceled a working meeting of representatives of the military ministries of China and the United States, and suspended cooperation with the United States in the framework of regional military cooperation, on the topic of maritime security, negotiations on climate change, drug cooperation, partnership in the field of justice, repatriation, combating international crime and illegal migration. Beijing also organized live firing exercises around the island, which will last until August 15.