Lithuanian group to arrive in Taipei for a six-day visitSECURITY TALKS: The delegation is scheduled to meet the president, senior officials and defense groups to share knowledge and supportStaff writer, with CNAA delegation from the Lithuanian Committee on National Security and Defense is scheduled to arrive in Taiwan for a six-day visit today, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. The nine-member delegation is headed by committee chairperson Laurynas Kasciunas and Lithuanian Parliamentary Group for Relations with Taiwan vice chair Dovile Sakaliene, the ministry said in a statement. Taiwanese and Lithuanian flags are displayed at the Taiwanese Representative Office in Vilnius on Jan. 20 last year. Taiwan typically names its overseas representative offices “Taipei Economic and Cultural Office” or “Taipei Representative Office,” in keeping with the host countries’ preference to avoid any language that would imply Taiwan is a separate country from China. Beijing has punished Lithuania for the inclusion of “Taiwanese” in the name of Taiwan’s office, seeing such moves as encouraging formal independence.
