Lithuania's government has put forward nominations for new ambassadors to Australia and Singapore, with both appointments subject to approval by President Gitanas Nausėda.
Donatas Butkus has been proposed as ambassador to Australia, with a planned start date of August 4. In addition to his primary posting, he will also represent Lithuania in New Zealand.
Renata Jasilionytė has been nominated as ambassador to Singapore, where she is due to take up her post on August 18. She will additionally be accredited to Brunei, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Presenting her nomination to the cabinet, Jasilionytė said Southeast Asia was growing in strategic importance for Lithuania, particularly in the fields of financial technology, energy and cybersecurity. She also pointed to export opportunities and potential cooperation on regional infrastructure projects.
"There are many ambitions; we will need to find the opportunities," she said.
