A delegation led by Lithuanian Deputy Minister of Agriculture Egidijus Giedraitis is to arrive in Taiwan today for a three-day visit. It would be the second Lithuanian delegation to visit Taiwan in two weeks.
Giedraitis and the delegation comprising government officials and business representatives would attend the annual international Food Taipei show today and inaugurate the Lithuania Pavilion, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
Delegation members are to meet with Taiwanese business representatives to discuss business opportunities.
They are also to visit the Council of Agriculture, the Ministry of Health and Welfare, and the Ministry of Economic Affairs, as well as local agricultural
Lithuania plans to open a representative office in Taiwan in September, one of its deputy ministers said yesterday, part of a bolstering of ties with the nation that has infuriated China and led to exports falling to almost zero.
Lithuania has come under sustained pressure from China to reverse a decision last year to allow Taiwan to open a de facto embassy in the capital, Vilnius, under its own name.
China has downgraded diplomatic relations with Lithuania and pressured multinationals to sever ties with it, while urging it to correct its “mistakes.”
Speaking to reporters in Taipei, Lithuanian Vice Minister of the Economy
/ Reuters, TAIPEILithuania plans to open a representative office in Taiwan in September, one of its deputy ministers said yesterday, part of a bolstering of ties with the nation that has infuriated China and led to exports falling to almost zero.
Taiwan and Lithuania need to work together to resist Chinese economic coercion, officials said on the sidelines of a WTO meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, on Monday.
Minister Without Portfolio John Deng (鄧振中), Taiwan’s top trade negotiator, and Lithuanian Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Raimundas Karoblis said that the two nations have faced retaliatory trade moves by China, while expressing confidence that bilateral trade would continue to grow.
Karoblis thanked Taiwan’s government and people for their support of Lithuania, and said he was certain that trade ties would remain strong.
Lithuania has a lot that it can learn from Taiwan’s semiconductor industry, which is
/ Staff writer, with CNATaiwan and Lithuania need to work together to resist Chinese economic coercion, officials said on the sidelines of a WTO meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, on Monday.