A high-level agricultural dialogue was staged by Taiwan and Lithuania June 23 in Taipei City, underscoring the commitment of the two like-minded partners to expanding cooperation while deepening bilateral trade, according to the Cabinet-level Council of Agriculture.
Held by COA Deputy Minister Chen Junne-jih and Lithuanian Vice Minister of Agriculture Egidijus Giedraitis, the event involved exchanges of experience in areas ranging from food security to climate change, as well as discussions on strengthening partnership via a memorandum of understanding on agricultural collaboration and tie-ups between agri-food companies to boost mutual trade and business opportunities.
According to the COA, the meeting follows a virtual involving COA Minister Chen Chi-chung and Lithuania’s Minister of Agriculture Kestutis Navickas March 3 in which they agreed to establish a related dialogue mechanism. Under the mechanism, the two sides will discuss issues spanning investment, market access, policy and industry development, science and technology, and regular public-private collaboration, the council said.
After the meeting, the Giedraitis-led delegation visited the council’s Taoyuan District Agricultural Research and Extension Station in the northern Taiwan city, the COA said, adding that officials and staff demonstrated the country’s advanced agricultural technology such as automated greenhouse control systems and labor-saving machines to the group.
Arriving for a three-day visit June 22, the delegation comprising agriculture officials and industry representatives from Lithuania met officials from the Ministries of Health and Welfare and Economic Affairs. Members also attended a welcome banquet hosted by Deputy Foreign Minister Harry Ho-jen Tseng and the opening of the 2022 Food Taipei Mega Show, participating in promotional events at the latter’s Lithuania pavilion. (YCH-E)
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