On his first trip to Taiwan, Lithuania's former Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis received a government honor for his contributions to closer ties between Taipei and Vilnius.
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00:00Taiwan has honored a former foreign minister of Lithuania for his help for
00:04joint closure ties between the two countries.
00:07Gabriel Luce Lansbergis received the Order of Brilliant Star with Grand Cordon from
00:11Taiwan President Lai Ching-de. During his time in office, Lithuania allowed Taiwan to open a
00:17representative office in a Baltic state with the name Taiwanese, despite opposition from China,
00:23and it donated COVID-19 vaccines to Taiwan. Meeting with Lai, Lansbergis reiterated that
00:28freedom-loving people should stand together.
00:32And I have a belief that this is the connector, this is the main connector
00:36between Lithuania and Taiwan, a feeling of freedom and support to each other.