The Legislative Yuan

Press Release

October 22, 2023

Seimas Speaker Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen of the Republic of Lithuania pays her first visit to Taiwan.

You Si-kun: I warmly welcome Speaker Čmilytė-Nielsen and her delegation to Taiwan. I wish her a successful visit.

Accompanied by Secretary General Lin Jih-jia, Director Kevin C.F. Lin of the Department of International Affairs of the Legislative Yuan, Foreign Minister Jaushieh Joseph Wu, Director General Vincent Chin-Hsiang Yao of the Department of European Affairs, Director General Tom Chih-chiang Lee of the Department of Protocol, Ambassador Eric Huang of Taiwanese Representative Office in Lithuania, Representative Paulius Lukauskas of the Lithuanian Trade Representative Office, President You and Madame You welcome Speaker Čmilytė-Nielsen and her delegation at Taoyuan International Airport at 5:55 p.m. on October 22.

When the flight arrived, President You and Madame You and government officials welcomed the delegation at gate of Taoyuan International Airport. Madame You presented the flower bouquet with the colors of the national flag of the Republic of Lithuania. Followed by President You’s remarks to extend a warm welcome to Speaker Čmilytė-Nielsen. He thanked her warm hospitality when he led a cross-party parliamentary delegation to Lithuania on July 21, 2022. After 15 months, President You was veery touched to see her and her delegation to Taiwan despite her busy schedule. President You wished her and the delegation a fruitful and successful visit.

Both sides proceeded to the VIP room for further conversations. Speaker Čmilytė-Nielsen stated this was her first visit to Taiwan. She was thankful for the warm welcome of President You, Madame You, Foreign Minister Wu and others. She looked forward to the meetings in the following two days.