Diplomatic relations with Marshall Islands established

On 24 September, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Marshall Islands John M. Silk and signed a Joint Communiqué on the Establishment of Diplomatic on the margins of the UN General Assembly in New York, announced the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

In the meeting, the Foreign Ministers discussed climate change and priorities to tackle climate change, as well as opportunities for bilateral political and economic cooperation.

The Republic of the Marshall Islands is one of the most vulnerable lands in the Pacific when it comes to the impacts of climate change. It is the 187th country with which Lithuania has established diplomatic relations.