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An official account of the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in the Republic of South Africa. Ambassador Mrs Rasa Jankauskaite

 Pretoria, South Africa
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Joined August 2020
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We offer trade.
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Africa-EU trade explained
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Make trade not war!
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Believing that geographical distance from Russia guarantees security is an illusion. In an interview with the Irish Independent, FM @BudrysKestutis stressed that sustained support for Ukraine is essential to countering Russia’s aggression and safeguarding Europe’s security.
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🇱🇹 Lithuania’s laser industry continues to grow. Litilit has opened a new €6M factory in Vilnius, with annual capacity set to reach 3,000 ultrashort-pulse lasers. Made in Lithuania, these lasers are used worldwide in fields ranging from eye surgery to data centre equipment.
https://lithuania.lt/news/business-and-innovations-in-lithuania/lithuania-expands-laser-production-with-new-e6-million-factory/

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📖 Ambassador Rasa Jankauskaitė received the 2026 edition of Embassy Direct from Marion Kate, featuring an interview on Lithuania–South Africa relations and opportunities for closer cooperation. Thank you to Marion and the team for featuring Lithuania! 🇱🇹🇿🇦 #EmbassyDirect
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🇱🇹 Lithuania leads the EU in agentic AI use, with advanced AI agents accounting for 85% of AI-generated output in the Lithuanian business accounts analysed, according to OpenAI. Wider adoption of AI agents could improve business productivity and competitiveness.
https://lithuania.lt/governance-in-lithuania/lithuania-tops-eu-ranking-for-advanced-ai-use-openai-study-finds/

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🎓Ambassador Rasa Jankauskaitė welcomed a delegation from Kauno kolegija Higher Education Institution to discuss strengthening 🇱🇹🇿🇦 cooperation in higher education, advancing academic partnerships and fostering collaboration in research, innovation and people-to-people ties.
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🇱🇹 Lithuanian laser technology is now operating in space. Astrolight has established a 1 Gbps laser link between a satellite and a ground station in Greece, extending Lithuania’s laser expertise to space communications and enabling high-speed data transmission.
https://lithuania.lt/news/business-and-innovations-in-lithuania/lithuanian-space-company-astrolight-brings-high-speed-laser-communications-into-routine-operation/

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🇱🇹 Lithuania leads the EU in agentic AI use, with advanced AI agents accounting for 85% of AI-generated output in the Lithuanian business accounts analysed, according to OpenAI. Wider adoption of AI agents could improve business productivity and competitiveness.
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🇱🇹 Lithuanian innovation tackling a global environmental challenge. InnoAerogel®, made from recycled paper waste, can absorb more than 20 times its weight in oil. Developed in Klaipėda, it could make oil spill response cleaner and more sustainable around the world.
https://lithuania.lt/governance-in-lithuania/klaipeda-university-scientists-invention-to-help-combat-water-pollution/?__cf_chl_tk=iKE3BSZKJb68VCUuFVDNyiq5_NIAMwVnHuVE2dchgug-1792483870-1.0.1.1-AV2maZhn4r_oxeSa1.jvowTHKypFQFktmTuUQfEQ8LQ

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🇱🇹 Lithuania’s clean energy transition is entering a new phase. With renewables now accounting for 50% of domestic electricity consumption, the launch of the Baltics’ first green hydrogen station marks another step towards a cleaner, more resilient energy system.
https://lithuania.lt/governance-in-lithuania/green-hydrogen-plant-latest-step-in-lithuanias-renewables-journey/

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🇱🇹 Four projects involving Lithuania are among the finalists of the European Commission’s REGIOSTARS Awards, selected from a record 274 applications. Support Lithuania’s finalists and vote for your favourite project.
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🇱🇹 A country’s size need not limit the scale of its ambition. Lithuania ranks 32nd among 139 economies in the 2026 Global Innovation Index, its highest-ever position. Plenty to be proud of and a strong foundation for further growth.
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#VilniusFreedomSummit delivers a call to the democratic community to stand with all those who peacefully defend human dignity, liberty, justice, and the right of every people to determine their own future. urm.lt/storage/main/public/u…
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🇱🇹🇳🇦 H.E. Ambassador Rasa Jankauskaitė met with Namibia’s Deputy Minister of International Relations and Trade, Hon. Jenelly Matundu, to explore opportunities for cooperation in digitalisation, education, research, trade and investment. #Lithuania #Namibia #ICTSummit2026
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On 12 October in Windhoek, Lithuanian Ambassador R. Jankauskaitė and @CompaniesNrd CEO M. Glodas met representatives of Namibia’s Ministry of Finance, NamRA, Bank of Namibia and Ministry of Home Affairs to discuss digital tax administration, e-invoicing, digital identity.
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