立陶宛总统周二表示，恢复与中国的全面外交代表关系不应直接挂钩台湾驻首都维尔纽斯代表处的名称变更。
Lithuania’s president said Tuesday that restoring full diplomatic representation with China should not be directly linked to a change in the name of Taiwan’s representative office in the capital, Vilnius.
据公共广播机构LRT报道，吉塔纳斯·瑙塞达对立陶宛电台Ziniu Radijas表示：“我们既不想要更多，也不想要更少——我们希望将与中国的关系恢复到正常水平。”
“We simply want neither more nor less – we want to restore relations with China to a normal level,” Gitanas Nauseda told Lithuanian radio station Ziniu Radijas, according to public broadcaster LRT.
总统表示，立陶宛最初可以接受较低级别的外交代表，由代办代表任一国家，而非大使。
The president said Lithuania could initially accept a lower level of diplomatic representation, with a deputy head of mission representing either country instead of an ambassador.
他说：“这是一个完全务实的目标，旨在使外交关系正常化。无论如何我们都应该这样做。”
“This is a completely pragmatic goal to normalize diplomatic relations. That is something we should do in any case,” he said.
瑙塞达表示，现在说与北京的持续磋商是否会产生具体成果还为时过早，并补充说，下个月安排的会议可能会阐明谈判前景。
Nauseda said it was too early to say whether ongoing discussions with Beijing would produce concrete results, adding that meetings set for next month could clarify the prospects for negotiations.
LRT报道，总理明道加斯·辛克维丘斯此前表示，希望到年底前在关系上取得突破。
Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevicius previously said he hopes for a breakthrough in relations by the end of the year, LRT reported.
2021年，立陶宛允许台湾以“台湾”名义在维尔纽斯设立代表处，导致关系恶化。其他地方类似机构通常使用北京偏好的“台北”名称。
Relations deteriorated in 2021 after Lithuania allowed Taiwan to open a representative office in Vilnius using the name “Taiwanese.”Similar offices elsewhere generally use the name Taipei, which Beijing prefers.
随后，中国将驻立陶宛外交代表级别从大使降为代办。据LRT报道，立陶宛后来停止向中国外交官发放新的委任书，自2025年5月起中国在该国已无获认证的外交官。
China subsequently downgraded its diplomatic representation in Lithuania from ambassador to charge d’affaires. Lithuania later stopped issuing new accreditations to Chinese diplomats, leaving China without accredited diplomats in the country since May 2025, according to LRT.