As Iceland decided to send a representative to Kyiv, Lithuania will provide them with a workplace and all the necessary facilities at its embassy, the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
The move comes in support of Iceland’s ambition to increase its presence in Kyiv, the ministry pointed out.
“We are honoured to have been offered this co-operation with our very close friend Lithuania, who have a strong and established presence in Kyiv. We expect that our relations with Ukraine will continue to strengthen in the foreseeable future,” Icelandic Foreign Minister Thordis Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir was quoted as saying in the ministry’s press release.
This diplomatic action is proof of the strong ties between Lithuania and Iceland and the countries’ shared commitment to support Ukraine’s victory, the ministry said.
In 1991, Iceland was the first country to recognise Lithuania’s restored independence.
Iceland’s Embassy to Ukraine is currently based in Warsaw.
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