Embassy of Ukraine in Vilnius
LocationVilnius
Address4 Teatro str, Vilnius
Coordinates54°40′51″N 25°16′26″E / 54.68083°N 25.27389°E / 54.68083; 25.27389
AmbassadorPetro Beshta[1]
Current ambassador Petro Beshta

Embassy of Ukraine in Vilnius is the diplomatic mission of Ukraine in Lithuania.[2]

History

Ukraine recognised independence of Lithuania on 26 August 1991. Lithuania recognised independence of Ukraine on 4 December 1991. Diplomatic relations were established on 12 December 1991. The Embassy of Ukraine in Lithuania was opened in August 1993. The Embassy is located in a building acquired by Ukraine in July 1994.

Ukraine has an embassy in Vilnius and 3 honorary consulates (in Klaipėda, Šalčininkai and Visaginas).[3]

Ambassadors

  1. Siluyan Muzhilovsky (1649)
  2. Volodymyr Kedrovskiy (1919–1921)
  3. Mikhaylo Parashchuk (1921)
  4. Eugene Terletsky (1921–1923)
  5. Rostislav Bilodid (1992–1999)
  6. Valentyn Zaichuk (2000–2001)[4]
  7. Mykola Derkach (2001–2004)
  8. Boris Klimchuk (2004–2008)
  9. Ihor Prokopchuk (2008–2010)[5]
  10. Valery Zhovtenko (2011–2015)[6][7]
  11. Volodymyr Yatsenkivsky (2015 -2021)[8]
  12. Petro Beshta (2022- )[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Zelensky appoints new Ukrainian ambassador to Lithuania, Interfax-Ukraine (14.01.2022)
  2. "Embassy of Ukraine in Vilniusn". Archived from the original on 2012-08-05. Retrieved 2012-11-02.
  3. "Ukrainian embassy in Vilnius". Archived from the original on 2012-08-05. Retrieved 2012-11-02.
  4. Decree of the President of Ukraine 698/2000
  5. Decree of the President of Ukraine 219/2008
  6. Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  7. Decree of the President of Ukraine 414/2011
  8. Ukrainian-language audio guide to be launched at Palace of Grand Dukes of Lithuania, Ukrinform (07.07.2021)


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