MOFA invites business and society to support Lithuania
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MOFA thanked the U.S. Congress for passing the National Security Accreditation Act to help Taiwan maintain its self-defense capabilities.
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Lin Xia-Nan / Employee Reporter
After Lithuania withdrew its last diplomas from China, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) yesterday called on the public and business to support Lithuanians and listed ways to strengthen bilateral economic ties.
The Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement issued on Wednesday that it was returning to Vilnius to consult with Audra čiapiene.
“If there is no alternative diplomat in Beijing, the Lithuanian Embassy in China will continue its distance,” he added.
“Lithuania is ready to continue negotiations with China and resume full activities of the embassy when a mutually beneficial agreement is reached,” the report said.
In Taipei, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed “the utmost respect” to the Lithuanian government and its diplomatic policy-makers yesterday.
Taiwan will continue to stay with Vilnius while deploying International Democratic Alliance forces and resources to parody the unity and resilience of the World Democratic Alliance, a spokeswoman for the ministry, Joanne O (安 安), told a news conference in Taipei.
Despite the lack of formal relations, a Taiwanese representative office in Lithuania opened in Vilnius on November 18.
Ou said that the Lithuanian representative office in Taiwan would open next year, Lithuanian Minister of Economy and Innovation Aušrinė Armonaitė said in October.
He called on local businesses and all Taiwanese people to give their full support to Lithuania in order to foster close and mutually beneficial relations between the two countries.
Asked how this would strengthen economic ties with Vilnius, Ou reiterated the Government’s decision to increase co-operation in trade, investment and industry and to strengthen supply chain security.
In order to help Lithuania change its market focus, the Government on 15 September held an online business meeting, he said.
The government also sent a 66-member trade delegation to Lithuania, Slovakia and the Czech Republic on 20-30 October.
The Taiwanese delegation held more than 280 business and trade meetings in Lithuania, and the two countries signed six MoUs to strengthen cooperation in semiconductor training, semiconductor development, crystal research, aviation and satellite technology, biomedicine and financing.
Ow said that Lithuania is also participating in the food fair, which will be held at the Nangong Exhibition Center in Taipei next week from Wednesday to Saturday.
Taiwan welcomes Versli Lietuva’s announcement that it has been cooperating with e-commerce company PCHome Online Inc. ().
According to him, Taiwan and Lithuania are accelerating bilateral exchanges in the fields of laser industry, smart transport, smart cities and other means.
At a news conference on Wednesday, the U.S. Senate thanked the U.S. Congress for its continued support for Taiwan’s security following the passage of the 2022 National Security Accreditation Act, which will now be signed by U.S. President Joe Biden.
The bill reaffirms the Taiwan Relations Act and the US commitment to “six guarantees”. Taiwan is expanding its support to maintain the adequacy of its defense capabilities and U.S. troops, serving in Taiwan, and inviting Taiwan to join training in the Pacific fringe next year.
Ow said the government would continue to work closely with the United States to ensure peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait and the Indo-Pacific.
Separately, the Ministry of Defense thanked the U.S. Congress for promoting friendly Taiwan, said Major General Shih Shun-wen, a spokesman for the ministry.
He added that the authorities are monitoring the progress of the relevant policies.
Additional report by Wu Su-wei
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