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Lithuania, China enjoy bright future on cooperation: officials

Xinhua, February 12, 2015 Adjust font size:

Lithuania's vice minister of education told Xinhua here on Wednesday that the future of cooperation between the Baltic country and China is bright, echoing the remarks by China's foreign ministry spokesperson on China-Lithuania relations on Tuesday.

"The statement (by China's foreign ministry) was very important and I'm really happy that it came. And I think our friendship is very important for further cooperation," said Rimantas Vaitkus, the vice minister.

"I think the future is bright for China and Lithuania's cooperation, because more and more people are engaged in Chinese culture," Vaitkus told Xinhua on a Spring Festival celebration held by Confucius Institute at Vilnius University.

"And it's really important that the statement (by China's foreign ministry) came in time. Concerning educational sector, we expect that a very important agreement will be signed in the near future on mutual recognition on diplomas," he added.

Ina Marciulionyte, Director of Latin America, Africa, Asia and Pacific Department of Lithuania's foreign ministry, said on Wednesday "I hope that New Year brings new beginnings, and we were very glad to see the statement of China's foreign ministry."

"I hope that we will have the best relations ever," she told Xinhua.

The two countries have many joint projects, from culture to business, and these projects will be implemented, according to Marciulionyte.

"My understanding is that as both prime ministers spoke in Belgrade (last December), and we are now starting a new period of our relations," she added.

Besides bilateral relations, Lithuania and China can also develop relations in the mechanisms of EU-China cooperation and 16+1 cooperation, said Marciulionyte.

"This is a very good combination, and a very promising combination," she stressed.

"And my understanding is that we can talk about new plans," she added.

China-Lithuania relations are back on track after Lithuania withdrew support of the Tibet independence movement, foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said in a press conference in Beijing on Tuesday. Endit