Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung underscored Taiwan’s eagerness to expand cooperation with Lithuania on unmanned aerial vehicles, national defense and other sectors.
Lin made the remarks while receiving Giedrimas Jeglinskas, chair of the Lithuanian Parliament’s Committee on National Security and Defence, Feb. 26 in Taipei City. The meeting followed a domestic drone industry delegation led by the minister to the Baltic country last November.
In his remarks, Lin noted that current global economic and political volatility highlights the importance of reinforcing democratic collaboration, adding that Taiwan is willing and able to work with Lithuania to assist with reconstruction in Ukraine.
In response, Jeglinskas said that despite recent fluctuations in Europe-U.S. relations, European countries are committed to strengthening trans-Atlantic partnership and continuing to support Ukraine. Lithuania looks forward to deepening partnership with Taiwan across the board to jointly address threats and challenges, he added.
Taiwan and Lithuania are both democratic countries that share the common values of democracy, freedom and respect for human rights and the rule of law. The two sides have cooperated closely in the areas of biotechnology, lasers and semiconductors and will continue to actively facilitate exchanges to deepen bilateral links, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs concluded. (POC-E)
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