Lithuania launched its honorary consulate in Hyderabad today.
Lithuania already has embassies in New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Bengaluru, and now Hyderabad joins the list.
Kiran Satchandra Divi, a Telangana-based businessman, running one of the biggest pharmaceutical companies in India in Divi's Labs, has been appointed as Lithuania's first Honorary Consul for the States of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
Divi said that that his appointment would open a new chapter of Lithuania's presence in one of the most technologically advanced parts of India, and that he was honoured to become a part of Lithuania's success story makers in India.
India and Lithuania established diplomatic relations in 1992, and the Lithuanian resident mission in New Delhi opened in 2008. In 2023 India will open an embassy in Vilnius, Lithuania, for the promotion of bilateral ties.
Three other Honorary Consulates of Lithuania currently operate in India, in Mumbai, Bangalore and Kolkata, headed by Om Prakash Lohia, Kiron Dhirajlal Shah and Arvind Sukhani respectively.