TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan has not discussed changing its representative office’s name with Lithuania, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hsiao Kuang-wei (蕭光偉) said on Tuesday.

The two countries are partners that share democratic values, and the “Taiwanese Representative Office” in Lithuania was a mutual consensus, Hsiao said at a press conference. During a visit to Taiwan last week, Lithuanian lawmaker Ruslanas Baranovas said using “Taiwanese” was a “tactical mistake,” but there was “nothing wrong” with it, CNA reported. The two countries continue to work together, so nothing changes, Baranovas added.

Hsiao said Taiwan will continue cooperation with Lithuania in lasers, semiconductors, and finance. Taiwan also hopes to develop mutually beneficial economic and trade ties while strengthening democratic economic resilience in both countries.

Taiwan opened its representative office in Vilnius in 2021, while Lithuania set up an office in Taipei in 2022.

Baranovas was part of a nine-member delegation of lawmakers from central and northern Europe. The group met with Cabinet members to discuss building democratic civil societies and establishing resilient supply chains with like-minded countries. The lawmakers also visited Kinmen to understand the regional security situation and Taiwan’s defense strategy.