Lithuania opens its Honorary Consulates in India and Finland
On 16 February, the 3rd Honorary Consulate of Lithuania in India was officially opened in Kolkata, India, on the occasion of the Day of the Restoration of the State of Lithuania. The Honorary Consulate is headed by a businessman Arvind Kumar Sukhani. On 15 February, an Honorary Consulate of Lithuania was also opened in Lohja, Finland, and will be headed by the Managing Director of Savo Consortium for Education Esa Karvinen.
The new Honorary Consul in India will exercise consular functions in Kolkata. His jurisdiction includes the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura and West Bengal.
The Ambassador of Lithuania to India Laimonas Talat-Kelpša expressed hope that Lithuania’s new Honorary Consulate in Kolkata would contribute significantly to the development of bilateral relations, the implementation of specific cultural projects and representation of the interests of Lithuanian businesses.
The first Lithuanian book about Lithuania’s history in the Bengali language was presented during the opening of Lithuania’s Honorary Consulate in India.
The 2nd Honorary Consulate of Lithuania in Finland was opened in Lohja, Southern Finland. The Honorary Consulate will help to further advance bilateral economic, academic and scientific relations.
While speaking about the new Honorary Consul of Lithuania, the Ambassador of Lithuania to Finland Arūnas Jievaltas underlined the Honorary Consul’s activities and achievements in advancing ties among different municipalities in Lithuania and Finland, and educational institutions.
The Director of the European Countries Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Vidmantas Purlys said that Lithuania’s new Honorary Consulate in Finland would contribute to closer cooperation between Lithuania and Finland in the fields of business, science and education.
Since the restoration of Lithuania’s independence, Karvinen has been actively involved in the implementation of joint Lithuanian-Finnish projects.
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