Cabinet approves opening of Indian Mission in Lithuania

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The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the opening of a new Indian Mission in Lithuania in 2022.

• It will help expand India's diplomatic footprint, deepen political ties and strategic cooperation, enable the growth of bilateral trade, investment and economic engagement.

• It will facilitate stronger people-to-people contacts, allow more sustained political access in multilateral fora and help mobilise support for India's foreign policy objectives.

• The Indian Mission in Lithuania will better assist the Indian community and protect their interests.

• This will have a direct impact in increasing domestic production and employment in line with our goal of self-reliant India.

• India - Lithuania

• India recognized Lithuania (along with the other Baltic states of Latvia and Estonia) on 7 September 1991 following the acceptance of their independence by the then USSR.

• India's diplomatic relations with Lithuania were established on 25 February 1992.

• The Lithuanian language, the oldest surviving Indo-European language, has great similarities with Sanskrit, so it reflects ancient links with India.