On February 9, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Landz Bergis, who was visiting Australia, was in Canber with Australian Foreign Minister Payne on the same day

On February 9, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Landz Bergis, who was visiting Australia, held talks with Australian Foreign Minister Penn in Canberra and held a joint press conference. Landzbergis welcomed Australia's decision to open a trade representative office in Lithuania. The two sides proposed to jointly deal with the "economic and trade pressure" from China.

According to a statement issued by the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry, Landz Bergis pointed out during his talks with Payne that common values and long-term people-to-people exchanges have laid a solid foundation for the further development of relations between the two countries, while the increasing emphasis of the EU and Australia on the Indo-Pacific region will provide new opportunities for regional cooperation. Payne said Australia had decided to set up a Trade Representative office in Lithuania.

"The Australian Foreign Minister stressed that her country wants to contribute to the promotion of economic relations between two like-minded countries, Lithuania and Australia, as well as the diversification of trade," Landsbergis said. The opening of the Office of the Trade Representative (of Australia in Lithuania) will be an important and concrete step towards achieving these objectives. ”

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said Tuesday that China has always acted in accordance with WTO rules and that the allegation that China coerced Lithuania was purely groundless.

Lithuania and Australia, two unlucky anti-China eggs, are also difficult to warm up. #媒体人周刊 #