Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) met with Lithuania's newly appointed representative to Taiwan, Karolis Pilipauskas (裴凱倫), on Tuesday, calling for deeper collaboration in four strategic industries to strengthen the resilience of the global democratic supply chain.
According to Lin's Facebook post, Pilipauskas took up the post of head of the Lithuanian Trade Representative Office in Taiwan in February of this year. Before this appointment, he held positions at the Klaipėda Free Economic Zone, the Klaipėda City Municipality, AmCham Lithuania, and Invest Lithuania. He does not have a career diplomatic background.
In the same post, Lin noted that amid rapidly shifting international circumstances, like-minded partners have never been more valuable, and that Taiwan and Lithuania are key partners united by the values of freedom, democracy, and human rights. Since both sides established representative offices, Taiwan-Lithuania relations have continued to deepen — not only in democratic resilience, but also in trade and industrial cooperation. In 2025, Taiwan's imports from Lithuania reached approximately $60 million, an increase of 63.47% year-on-year, while Taiwan's exports to Lithuania reached approximately $105 million, an increase of 13.6%.
Lin noted that both sides have continued to build cooperation in laser technology, biomedicine, and semiconductors through investment and financing mechanisms. He said Lithuania's government recently proposed a "Taiwan-Lithuania Economic Cooperation Action Plan," and that he directly conveyed Taiwan's strong commitment to the initiative to Pilipauskas. With Lithuania set to hold the EU's rotating presidency in 2027, Lin expressed hope for deeper bilateral cooperation across four strategic industries — semiconductors, artificial intelligence, green energy, and drones — and called for joint efforts to build a resilient, non-authoritarian global supply chain.
Lin also told Pilipauskas that in November 2024, he had led a delegation from Taiwan's drone industry on a visit to Lithuania, holding in-depth talks with local government officials, parliamentary members, and industry representatives on the direction of future cooperation. He also noted that he recently received a delegation of Central and Northern European parliamentarians led by Žygimantas Pavilionis, Vice Chair of the Lithuanian Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs, and that in March he presented a diplomatic medal of friendship to Dovilė Šakalienė, Lithuania's former Defense Minister and current member of parliament, in recognition of her longstanding support for Taiwan.
Lin noted that he had made three visits to Europe recently and personally witnessed the continued growth of Taiwan-Europe relations. Amid geopolitical shifts and global supply chain restructuring, he said Taiwan holds strategic value indispensable to the democratic bloc, and expressed hope to work alongside Europe to leverage strengths in artificial intelligence and semiconductors to build a resilient, non-authoritarian global supply chain. He added that he looks forward to working with Pilipauskas to deepen Taiwan-Lithuania cooperation across trade, technology, and democratic resilience, allowing a partnership built on shared values to grow stronger and reach further.
