India, Lithuania Deepen Ties: Trade, AI, and Global Issues Discussed

• Secretary (West) Ambassador Sibi George met with Lithuania’s Foreign Ministry’s Political Director, Laimonas Talat-Kelpsa, to strengthen bilateral relations.
• Discussions covered growing trade ties, AI collaboration, and regional and global issues of mutual interest.
• Lithuania hailed the India-EU FTA as a historic achievement, boosting trade and cooperation.
• The meeting signals deepening ties within the broader India-EU partnership, following high-frequency diplomacy in Central and Eastern Europe.
• India and Lithuania established diplomatic relations in 1992, with India opening its resident Embassy in Vilnius in March 2023.